--upgrade created a new Superset instance

[ampil]

I wanted to upgrade the Superset instance from version 3.0.0 to 4.1.1.
Superset is running on the CentOS Linux.

The Superset is located at:

/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/superset/

But after I run the command (without sudo):

pip install apache-superset --upgrade

I've got a new instance of Superset in my home dir which is:

/hone/<my-login>/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/superset/

And my previous instance could not start. Only server reboot allowed to load version 3.0.0.

How did it happen?

What is the best option to upgrade my existing instance located at /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/superset/?

@dosu, fell free to start :)

[dosubot[bot]]

When you run pip install without sudo, it installs packages in the user-specific directory (e.g., ~/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/) instead of the system-wide directory (/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/). This is why you see the new instance of Superset in your home directory.

To upgrade the existing system-wide instance of Superset located at /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/superset/, you should run the pip install command with sudo to ensure it has the necessary permissions to modify the system-wide installation:

sudo pip install apache-superset --upgrade

Before proceeding, it's a good practice to back up your current Superset configuration and data. Additionally, after upgrading, you should run the following commands to handle any necessary database migrations and initialization:

superset db upgrade
superset init

This will ensure that your Superset instance is properly upgraded and configured ^[1].

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[ampil]

Solved with sudo pip install apache-superset --upgrade