python - Where does pip install files? - Stack Overflow
stackoverflow.com › questions › 64072395Sep 25, 2020 · I think you have two things confused. When you normally install a package with pip, it downloads the "release files" of that package from PyPi, then installs all the relevant files needed to use the package, to your local Python's site-packages folder. The location of the site-packages depends on your Python/ pip config, your operating system, and whether or not you are using a virtual environment.