--- a/src/eric7/PipInterface/Pip.py Wed Dec 06 16:33:04 2023 +0100 +++ b/src/eric7/PipInterface/Pip.py Thu Dec 07 10:32:10 2023 +0100 @@ -397,7 +397,9 @@ if not interpreter: return False - if FileSystemUtilities.samefilepath(interpreter, sys.executable): + if FileSystemUtilities.samefilepath( + interpreter, sys.executable, followSymlinks=False + ): upgradePyQt = self.__checkUpgradePyQt(packages) upgradeEric = self.__checkUpgradeEric(packages) if upgradeEric or upgradePyQt: