Fix 'pip externally managed environment' Error for venv Setup
When creating a Python virtual environment on newer Linux distributions (e.g., Debian 12, Ubuntu ...
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Fix VS Code Source Control Not Detecting Changes in Subfolder
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Fixing Python UnicodeDecodeError When Reading a File
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