From 8e86cd0c7385643b9c017bb25adbd4f5ca895b37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zanie Blue <contact@zanie.dev>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 08:50:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add hint to use a venv to `pip sync --user` (#3418)

---
 crates/uv/src/compat/mod.rs | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/crates/uv/src/compat/mod.rs b/crates/uv/src/compat/mod.rs
index 6077c8810..ecda08d1a 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/compat/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/compat/mod.rs
@@ -249,7 +249,9 @@ impl CompatArgs for PipSyncCompatArgs {
         }
 
         if self.user {
-            return Err(anyhow!("pip-sync's `--user` is unsupported."));
+            return Err(anyhow!(
+                "pip-sync's `--user` is unsupported (use a virtual environment instead)."
+            ));
         }
 
         if self.client_cert.is_some() {