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What is it with this externally-managed-environment pip install error?
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A good amount of distros actively have this functionality. To avoid breaking system packages, you can install the distro package for the given module or as the error recommends: use a venv for the given project.
As to why many guides don't include it, I suspect as typical for many Linux-centric articles: they weren't been written by knowledgeable individuals or just in general are writing with knowledge that is often 5+ years out of date.