From 25ad29990666854241ca7a8320e8a2e8e192606e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jameelah Mercer <36314199+MeelahMe@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2025 06:14:25 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update content/shared/v3-core-plugins/_index.md Co-authored-by: Jason Stirnaman --- content/shared/v3-core-plugins/_index.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/shared/v3-core-plugins/_index.md b/content/shared/v3-core-plugins/_index.md index bfc6252ae..81286baf6 100644 --- a/content/shared/v3-core-plugins/_index.md +++ b/content/shared/v3-core-plugins/_index.md @@ -561,7 +561,9 @@ These examples install the specified Python package (for example, pandas) into t - Use the Docker variant if you're running InfluxDB in a containerized environment. > [!Note] -> If you create a custom virtual environment, use the Python interpreter bundled with InfluxDB 3—not system Python. +> #### Use bundled Python for plugins +> When you start the server with the `--plugin-dir` option, InfluxDB 3 creates a Python virtual environment (`/venv`) for your plugins. +> If you need to create a custom virtual environment, use the Python interpreter bundled with InfluxDB 3—not the system Python. > Creating a virtual environment with system Python (for example, using `python -m venv`) can lead to runtime errors and plugin failures. > >F or details, see the [Process Engine README](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/blob/main/README_processing_engine.md#official-builds)