What are the risks of running 'sudo pip'?

Question

Occasionally I run into comments or responses that state emphatically that running pip under sudo is \"wrong\" or \"bad\", but there are cases (inc

Answer 1

The only thing "wrong" with sudo is that it, well, DOes as Super User ala root meaning you can potentially destroy an installation with the wrong command. As PIP is a package maintenance for a particular program you would need such access anyhow to make changes...