How to create development Python environment on Linux.

2016-05-16 Thread redirect . null
I have a Linux system (Mint 17.3 based in Ubuntu 14.04) on which I wish to do some Python development. The system has Python 2.7.6 installed already (there is a Python 3 installation too but I won't be needing to use that to start with). I need to install various Python modules for the work I'm

Re: How to create development Python environment on Linux.

2016-05-16 Thread redirect . null
Rereading this through I notice I'm a bit vague on one point. In Point 2. User install site.py behaviour confusing, one of the things that confuses me is that the documentation for site.py here https://docs.python.org/2/library/site.html ...states (in bold) that 'This module is automatically im

Re: How to create development Python environment on Linux.

2016-05-16 Thread redirect . null
Thanks Zach, that's a big help. The only reason I want to get a Python 2.7 environment working first is because I'll be working on third party code and that's the platform it uses. For any new projects I would use Python 3. After considering your guidance I think what I will do is install virtua