On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Donald Stufft <don...@stufft.io> wrote:
> Sure. Do whatever you want, I don’t think anyone here thinks you > absolutely must use pip. :) [1] > indeed -- and IIUC, part of the thrust of Nick's post was that different package managers serve different use-cases -- so we do need more than one. > My point is just that even if you narrow yourself down to CPython 3.6.0 > there are still variations that can cause problems so each project > individually ends up needing to decide what they support. Often times > “unsupported” variations will still work unless they go out of their way to > break it, but not always. > yup -- when I say I don't support non-conda installs, it doesn't mean my software wont work without it -- it means you're going to need to figure out how to compile those ugly dependencies yourself :-) > [1] There seems to be some animosity among pip supporters and conda > supports, or at least a perception that there is. > for my part, I'd say "frustration" more than animosity. I see a lot of folks struggling with tools that don't serve their needs, without awareness that there are better options. And some of those folks want me to support them -- and I do want to support my users. I’d just like to say that this isn’t really shared (to my knowledge) by the > development teams of either project. I think everyone involved thinks folks > should use whatever solution best allows them to solve whatever problem > they are having. > I agree -- Python is a great community! -CHB -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov
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