diff -r f5f5f5803935 -r 3a1ba42ac50a src/eric7/PipInterface/Pip.py
--- a/src/eric7/PipInterface/Pip.py Tue Dec 10 15:46:34 2024 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/PipInterface/Pip.py Wed Dec 11 18:12:50 2024 +0100
@@ -1364,3 +1364,33 @@
licenses = json.loads(output)
return licenses
+
+ #######################################################################
+ ## Cleanup of the site-packages directory in case pip updated or
+ ## removed packages currently in use.
+ #######################################################################
+
+ def runCleanup(self, envName):
+ """
+ Public method to perform a cleanup run for a given environment.
+
+ @param envName name of the environment to get the licenses for
+ @type str
+ @return flag indicating a successful removal. A missing environment
+ name or an undefined Python interpreter is treated as success
+ (i.e. nothing to do).
+ @rtype bool
+ """
+ if envName:
+ interpreter = self.getVirtualenvInterpreter(envName)
+ if interpreter:
+ args = [os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "pipcleanup.py")]
+
+ proc = QProcess()
+ proc.start(interpreter, args)
+ if proc.waitForStarted(15000) and proc.waitForFinished(30000):
+ return proc.exitCode() == 0
+
+ return False
+
+ return True
