pip installing package in weird location

Question

I'm trying to install imgui with pip with anaconda3 All of my packages are in anaconda3\Lib\site-packages but when I install imgui, it installs it in another folder on C:\Python39

Which location should I keep imgui in?

Answer 1

If you are installing with pip, it seems like you are installing the package from the main python installation, instead of using the virtual environment. Be sure to have your virtual environment selected when launching the command. You could usually check that if at the beginning of the line in your terminal you have the name of the virtual environment between brackets, like (anaconda3) C:\Users\...