Hi Erik,
The reason Anaconda is used - I believe - is that it is a complete
distribution. You don't need only Python, you need Python, Numpi, Scipy,
Matplotlib, Pandas, sqlite, ....
Anaconda comes with all of these packages built in. If you use a
different Python, you will need to install all of these packages on top
of it (and check that nothing is missing for any of the lessons).
You may want to give a try to MobaXterm, which does provide an
environment based on cygwin already. I have however run into problems
with git push and pull in that environment on some versions of Windows.
There seems to be a conflict when trying to establish a secure
connection with the git server.
Maxime
On 16-12-02 07:56, Erik Bray wrote:
Hi all,
Hopefully this is the right place for this discussion--honestly I'm
not sure anymore.
I'm trying to put together a new Software Carpentry "installer" for
Windows, to set Windows users up with a more UNIX-y environment in
which they can follow along with Software Carpentry lessons
seamlessly.
The current setup for Windows users is to have them install git for
Windows (aka "Git Bash", which includes a bash shell along with many
other standard GNU tools), as well as Anaconda for Python, and then
the existing SWC "installer" which cobbles together some other tools
used by SWC lessons--namely make, sqlite, and nano.
There have been a number of problems in the last year with integration
between these tools when taking them from different sources. I am
trying to put together a new installer based on Cygwin, which provides
the MinTTY console (also used by Git Bash) as well as a bash shell,
and all the aforementioned tools provided through Cygwin. I have
found in my experience with Cygwin over the last year that it provides
a very consistent and holistically Unix-y experience on Windows.
I hope to have a prototype ready soon for people to test out. But one
question I have that's really bothering me is: Is there a *particular*
reason we rely on Anaconda for our Python distribution in the lessons?
Is there something particular in the existing lesson plans that
require Anaconda?
I have nothing particular against Anaconda but for the purposes of
this installer it would be much simpler and better integrated, I
think, to provide Python from Cygwin as well. So I'm wondering if
there's any reason not to do that. The same goes for R, but I'm less
familiar with how R works or what the implications are there. I will
need to test how well a Cygwin shell integrates with an existing R
installation...
Thanks,
Erik
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