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Since the version check is redundant given we control/choose the version. The pip cache is redundant since we instead cache site-packages. The pip cache also ends up in `/app` so isn't included in the build cache anyway.
Python Buildpack Install Steps
TODO: Add context on Python install steps, such as why symlinking vs copying
Installing Python packages using Pip
Convention: Use python process to invoke Pip
We don't use this convention (yet) but this is an upcoming change being considered.
This is a bigger concern on Windows than it is in Linux environments, but an emerging convention in the Python community is to invoke pip using:
python3 -m pip [options]
Invoking pip this way ensures correct location - python knows where these packages are stored because it put them there (defaults to Python's pathing info).
All normal command line options are available using this method.