Global parameter does not work using ensurepath command

[marcosalberto]

Describe the bug

Follow the pipx install documentation for MacOS causes a "unrecognized arguments" error on ensurepath command.

How to reproduce

➜ ~ sudo pipx ensurepath --global
Password:
usage: pipx [-h] [--quiet] [--verbose] [--global] [--version]
{install,uninject,inject,upgrade,upgrade-all,uninstall,uninstall-all,reinstall,reinstall-all,list,interpreter,run,runpip,ensurepath,environment,completions} ...
pipx: error: unrecognized arguments: --global
➜ ~

Expected behavior

Install pipx globally without errors

[Gitznik]

Hi @marcosalberto, could you please provide the version of pipx you are on?

Edit: I just saw your PR. Does setting --global right after
pipx instead of after ensurepath fix it for you?

[marcosalberto]

Hi @Gitznik,

I'm using the 1.5.0 version and change the parameter position fixes the issue.

➜  ~ pipx --version
1.5.0

Sorry by didn't add a comment making reference to the PR.

[boris-ning-usds]

Ah, I just installed pipx for the first time and caught this.

This works.

sudo pipx --global ensurepath

This doesn't work

sudo pipx ensurepath --global

[Radiergummi]

Same issue here, exactly as @boris-ning-usds described.

[chrysle]

Will work as described in the documentation in the upcoming pipx version (#1397).

[salko-ua]

i have issue with
~ ❯ sudo pipx --global ensurepat
usage: pipx [-h] [--version]
{install,inject,upgrade,upgrade-all,uninstall,uninstall-all,reinstall,reinstall-all,list,run,runpip,ensurepath,completions}
...
pipx: error: argument command: invalid choice: 'ensurepat' (choose from 'install', 'inject', 'upgrade', 'upgrade-all', 'uninstall', 'uninstall-all', 'reinstall', 'reinstall-all', 'list', 'run', 'runpip', 'ensurepath', 'completions')

and
~ ❯ sudo pipx ensurepath --global ✘ 2
usage: pipx [-h] [--version]
{install,inject,upgrade,upgrade-all,uninstall,uninstall-all,reinstall,reinstall-all,list,run,runpip,ensurepath,completions}
...
pipx: error: unrecognized arguments: --global

[Gitznik]

i have issue with ~ ❯ sudo pipx --global ensurepat usage: pipx [-h] [--version] {install,inject,upgrade,upgrade-all,uninstall,uninstall-all,reinstall,reinstall-all,list,run,runpip,ensurepath,completions} ... pipx: error: argument command: invalid choice: 'ensurepat' (choose from 'install', 'inject', 'upgrade', 'upgrade-all', 'uninstall', 'uninstall-all', 'reinstall', 'reinstall-all', 'list', 'run', 'runpip', 'ensurepath', 'completions')

there's a typo in ensurepath

[BurninChrome]

I have the same issue:
sudo pipx --global ensurepath
usage: pipx [-h] [--version] {install,inject,upgrade,upgrade-all,uninstall,uninstall-all,reinstall,reinstall-all,list,run,runpip,ensurepath,environment,completions} ...
pipx: error: unrecognized arguments: --global

sudo pipx ensurepath --global
usage: pipx [-h] [--version] {install,inject,upgrade,upgrade-all,uninstall,uninstall-all,reinstall,reinstall-all,list,run,runpip,ensurepath,environment,completions} ...
pipx: error: unrecognized arguments: --global

[Gitznik]

I have the same issue: sudo pipx --global ensurepath usage: pipx [-h] [--version] {install,inject,upgrade,upgrade-all,uninstall,uninstall-all,reinstall,reinstall-all,list,run,runpip,ensurepath,environment,completions} ... pipx: error: unrecognized arguments: --global

sudo pipx ensurepath --global usage: pipx [-h] [--version] {install,inject,upgrade,upgrade-all,uninstall,uninstall-all,reinstall,reinstall-all,list,run,runpip,ensurepath,environment,completions} ... pipx: error: unrecognized arguments: --global

Which version of pipx are you on? (pipx --version)

[gundeep-dialpad]

I had the same error with pipx 1.0.0
none of the following work:

pipx --global ensurepath
pipx ensurepath --global
# neither of these with sudo

I followed docs for ubuntu installation and ended up with 1.0.0, when the latest is 1.6.0 🤷‍♂️

Fix:

sudo apt install python3-pip -y #skip this step if pip is already installed
python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade pipx
sudo pipx ensurepath --global

[Gitznik]

I followed docs for ubuntu installation and ended up with 1.0.0, when the latest is 1.6.0 🤷‍♂️

Yes, unfortunately the pipx version bundled for ubuntu is massively outdated (see here), and the --global flag was not around in version 1.0.

[huxuan]

Should we suggest to use pipx-managed pipx as discussed here: #1341 ?

IMO, it works quite well for me on Linux/Mac/Windows.

[Gitznik]

Should we suggest to use pipx-managed pipx as discussed here: #1341 ?

IMO, it works quite well for me on Linux/Mac/Windows.

Mind opening a new issue for this?

[huxuan]

Mind opening a new issue for this?

Here we go: #1449