Pacman error : file exists in filesystem (python-evdev)

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In your case, it seems like you had at some point run pip command as root - which is not at all recommended. As a result, the python package files are already there on system, which pacman refuses to overwrite. You probably want to run the pacman command with --overwrite "*" option.

or wait until someone more knowledgeable comes by

PS. Edited title to be more descriptive.

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