Request to add poetry install --global to install to global environment

[fritzb]

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Feature Request

Please add a flag to install packages into global environment without of having to configure poetry config virtualenvs.create false

ie.

poetry install --global

similar to

pipenv install --system

Main use case: Docker image build where virtual environment is not preferred over global installation.

[ghost]

Docker image build where virtual environment is not preferred over global installation.

Why not keep everything in a local environment? Never install anything globally.

Using poetry environments inside docker works as expected.

FROM python:3.11-slim

RUN pip install pip poetry -U

WORKDIR /usr/src

# Copy dependency setup
COPY pyproject.toml poetry.lock .

# install dependencies before the code copy so code updates don't trigger all deps being pulled every time
RUN poetry install --only main

# copy your code directory
COPY modulename modulename

# double install because poetry requires it to stop complaining about script commands now
# (may also require copying your README.md since poetry cares about it now too)
RUN poetry install

CMD ["poetry", "run", "my-server"]

[fritzb]

There are various reason, one of them is to load driver, as an example GPU driver.
I found a way, using environment variable POETRY_VIRTUALENVS_CREATE=false, and we can close this issue.

Example:

POETRY_VIRTUALENVS_CREATE=false poetry install --only main --no-cache --no-interaction

[dimbleby]

as you note, there is already a config option to do what you want.

making this easier is the opposite of the likely direction of travel - eg #6398 for more discussion - so yes, please close

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