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Accidentally deleted system Python, which on GNOME meant my DE was toast as well. Luckily very freshly set up, so no harm done.
Related note, add this in your shell profile:
bash
export PIP_REQUIRE_VIRTUALENV=true
proper scripting language
set PIP_REQUIRE_VIRTUALENV true
What does it do? Is it some kind of failsafe?
Makes it so when you install packages with pip, it will only work if it's using a virtual environment. This keeps any installed packages separate from ones your system uses.
If you want to learn about python virtual environments, check this out.
Nice! Thanks!