[BUG]: pip uninstall pybind11[global] does not cleanly remove all pybind files
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What version (or hash if on master) of pybind11 are you using?
2.11.1
Problem description
If we pip install pybind11[global], then pip uninstall pybind11[global] does not remove all pybind files.
Reproducible example code
$ python3.11 -m venv .
$ source bin/activate
$ pip install pybind11[global]
$ pip uninstall -y pybind11[global]
$ ls $VIRTUAL_ENV/include/pybind11/
attr.h detail/ gil.h pytypes.h
buffer_info.h eigen/ iostream.h stl/
cast.h eigen.h numpy.h stl.h
chrono.h embed.h operators.h stl_bind.h
common.h eval.h options.h type_caster_pyobject_ptr.h
complex.h functional.h pybind11.h
Is this a regression? Put the last known working version here if it is.
Not a regression
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the documented Python 3.11 virtual-environment commands with pybind11[global], then inspect which installed files remain after uninstall. Trace the package-installation metadata responsible for the global headers. Done means uninstalling pybind11[global] removes the pybind11 files from the virtual environment; the issue names no source files or tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100