Hi David, On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 09:43:08 -0500 David Nicholson <nichol...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Iñigo, > > In our workshops, we usually just work in the base environment and > don't "conda activate" anything. > > You're right that "(base)" being added to the prompt might be > confusing, but I think it's easiest to just explain that the "(base)" > is Anaconda. Yes, I'm thinking in this direction, but with (base) deactivated by default, and telling that they are just "activating" anaconda. Same as they will in a moment "activate" jupyter-notebook, not knowing exactly what it is. > I would avoid adding any confusing steps to the setup if > possible, e.g. asking a student to change the conda config. In my opinion setup *is* a bit confusing, and can be "blind", the same way as git-bash install is. One just follows the instructions. BTW I have to say that new website template setup section seems to me *much* more cluttered now. But just my opinion. > And I wouldn't try to cram an explanation of what virtual > environments are into a workshop, at least not at the beginning. I > think that might just overwhelm beginner students more. Totally agree, thus my concerns with this subject. > At least that's our approach. I'd be interested to hear what other > people think. Thanks for the feedback! Iñigo > > --David > > David Nicholson, Ph.D. > https://nicholdav.info/ > https://github.com/NickleDave > Prinz lab <http://www.biology.emory.edu/research/Prinz/>, Emory > University, Atlanta, GA, USA > > > On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 9:31 AM Tomás Di Domenico via discuss < > discuss@lists.carpentries.org> wrote: > > > Hi Iñigo. > > > > You could also use this to prevent conda from modifying the prompt: > > > > conda config --set changeps1 False > > > > Then you would have base activated and conda's Python available, > > but no visual disruption. > > > > Best, > > Tomás > > > > On 15/11/2019 15:16, Inigo Aldazabal Mensa wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > As we are getting ready for our incoming couple of workshops I > > > can not make my mind clear about Linux Python installation using > > > Anaconda. Let's see... > > > > > > Following the workshop webpage instructions definitely does not > > > work as if you leave the last question, not mentioned in the > > > guide, as by default : > > > > > > Do you wish the installer to initialize Anaconda3 > > > by running conda init? [yes|no] > > > [no] >>> > > > > > > you don't get conda's python "activated". > > > > > > If you answer "yes" to this, then you have the (base) environment > > > *always* appearing in new terminal sessions, which I think it will > > > create confusion in the previous bash session. > > > > > > > > > I'm planning about modifying the instructions so that you say > > > "yes" to the "conda init", followed by typing: > > > > > > conda config --set auto_activate_base false > > > > > > > > > Now, in the Python lesson setup we should instruct to do "conda > > > activate" first, and explain that is a kind of "magic" in order to > > > have python active. > > > > > > > > > How are you dealing with this in your workshops? > > > > > > > > > Bests, > > > > > > Iñigo > > > > > > PS: I guess this applies also to MacOS, and I have yet to go > > > through the Windows installation instructions... > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > The Carpentries: discuss > > Permalink: > > https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T9bb18732d8abc483-M8564ef6c7374536399c13148 > > Delivery options: > > https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription > > > > ------------------------------------------ > The Carpentries: discuss > Permalink: > https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T9bb18732d8abc483-M1c4d70f569b2f8d03f76c7ca > Delivery options: > https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription ------------------------------------------ The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T9bb18732d8abc483-M2510642b0fc66c17b10d1b01 Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
