Installing Azure CLI on Archlinux
When trying to install Azure CLI on Archlinux, I follow the documentation, in the "script" tab, and it leads to the following errors:
[mihamina@arch-00 ~]$ curl -L https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCli | bash
[...]
Running install script.
-- Verifying Python version.
-- Python version 3.11.3 okay.
[...]
-- Executing: ['/usr/bin/python3', 'virtualenv.py', '--python', '/usr/bin/python3', '/home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli']
/tmp/tmpn0w4l6w9/virtualenv-16.7.11/virtualenv.py:24:
DeprecationWarning: The distutils package is deprecated and slated for removal in Python 3.12.
Use setuptools or check PEP 632 for potential alternatives
import distutils.spawn
/tmp/tmpn0w4l6w9/virtualenv-16.7.11/virtualenv.py:25:
DeprecationWarning: The distutils.sysconfig module is deprecated, use sysconfig instead
import distutils.sysconfig
Already using interpreter /usr/bin/python3
Using base prefix '/usr'
New python executable in /home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli/bin/python3
Also creating executable in /home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli/bin/python
ERROR: The executable /home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli/bin/python3 is not functioning
ERROR: It thinks sys.prefix is '/usr' (should be '/home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli')
ERROR: virtualenv is not compatible with this system or executable
This problem is due to the fact my system has a too recent Python version fir the system:
[mihamina@arch-00 ~]$ python --version Python 3.11.3
Issue reported to Github
I reported that issue to the issue tool on Github , and there is a comment indicating me that this install method is not really relevent anymore: An issue thread related to the new way of installing Azure CLI has been opened where it discusses the new way
python3 -m venv azure-cli-env ./azure-cli-env/bin/python -m pip install --upgrade pip ./azure-cli-env/bin/python -m pip install azure-cli ./azure-cli-env/bin/az --version
With that way, one installs Azure CLI with its embaded local version of Python!