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hi there-
i've coded before in some more "user-friendly" environments, but i'm new to python.

i downloaded pycharm because it was recommended and i've been able to execute basic projects within it.

having said that, at the moment, i'm attempting to download and run a script from github, in Terminal (I'm on Mac OS 14.5). i have homebrew installed.
(script located here).

pip3 install wav2vec returns a fairly long error message - and i understand nearly none of it. i will post its entirety below. this has come up elsewhere on the forums here, so i apologize - but i need someone to explain this to me in the absolute simplest terms possible since i'm at a total loss. it would be great to run this script via Terminal/Bash and not have to use PyCharm, if possible.

Full text of error:

Error:error: externally-managed-environment

× This environment is externally managed
╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try brew install
    xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
    install.
    
    If you wish to install a Python library that isn't in Homebrew,
    use a virtual environment:
    
    python3 -m venv path/to/venv
    source path/to/venv/bin/activate
    python3 -m pip install xyz
    
    If you wish to install a Python application that isn't in Homebrew,
    it may be easiest to use 'pipx install xyz', which will manage a
    virtual environment for you. You can install pipx with
    
    brew install pipx
    
    You may restore the old behavior of pip by passing
    the '--break-system-packages' flag to pip, or by adding
    'break-system-packages = true' to your pip.conf file. The latter
    will permanently disable this error.
    
    If you disable this error, we STRONGLY recommend that you additionally
    pass the '--user' flag to pip, or set 'user = true' in your pip.conf
    file. Failure to do this can result in a broken Homebrew installation.
    
    Read more about this behavior here: <https://peps.python.org/pep-0668/>

note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing --break-system-packages.
hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.

[notice] A new release of pip is available: 24.0 -> 24.1
[notice] To update, run: python3.12 -m pip install --upgrade pip

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