From 956391f78c1db80fe481ee11d325c388a05ff4d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ebner <simon.ebner@psi.ch>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 15:00:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add link

---
 services-user-guide/python.md | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/services-user-guide/python.md b/services-user-guide/python.md
index 055ecfb8..903958dc 100644
--- a/services-user-guide/python.md
+++ b/services-user-guide/python.md
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ timeout = 60
 index-url = https://pypi.psi.ch/simple
 ```
 
+To change the default for the whole system edit: `/etc/pip.conf`
+(also see: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/topics/configuration/#location) 
+
 To check whether your pip client is using this address you can simply issue a:
 ```
 pip install -h
@@ -39,4 +42,12 @@ Check whats written in the descripiton of the option --index-url:
                               simple repository API) or a local directory laid
                               out in the same format.
 ...
+```
+
+or do a `pip config list`
+```
+% pip config list
+global.index-url='https://pypi.psi.ch/simple'
+global.timeout='60'
+
 ```
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