sudo pipx ensurepath --global fails on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

[acottuli]

Describe the bug

sudo pipx ensurepath --global fails with the error pipx: error: unrecognized arguments: --global.

This occurs becauses sudo apt install pipx installs pipx version 1.4.3 (as mentioned in #1481), and the --global option was only added in pipx version 1.5.0

How to reproduce

Run the commands given in the README for installing pipx on "Ubuntu 23.04 or above"

sudo apt update
sudo apt install pipx
pipx ensurepath
sudo pipx ensurepath --global # optional to allow pipx actions with --global argument

Output

pipx: error: unrecognized arguments: --global

[chrysle]

Consider using the zipapp installation method until we've reached a decision.

[afolarin]

Any update on this?

[TuttoBones]

LOL... I'm having the same problem... crickets!

[trallnag]

I switched to 24.10... But this is probably not a viable solution for many people