initial_sockpuppet fails without access to install global npm packages

[sagannotcarl]

Bug Report

Describe the bug

I am unable to complete the install instructions from https://sockpuppet.argpar.se/setup-django.

I am trying to install sockpuppet with docker-compose python:3.7 container and the initial_sockpuppet command fails because it doesn't have access to the global npm install location.

When I run the command python manage.py initial_sockpuppet I get the following error:
Command 'npm install -g --force add-project-script' returned non-zero exit status 243.

From reading other issues it sounds like this package is only temporarily installed then removed. Is it possible to have this command be run non-globally in order to accommodate more installation situations?

I ended up working around the issue by following the steps here: https://docs.npmjs.com/resolving-eacces-permissions-errors-when-installing-packages-globally to set the npm global module location inside my user directory.

Expected behavior

Sockpuppet should install even when the user does not have access to the global npm directory.

Versions

Django-sockpuppet

• django-sockpuppet 0.6.0

External tools

• Python 3.7.10
• Django: 3.2.2
• OS: MacOS, docker-compose using python:3.7.10-buster container