Thanks, I'll try Portable. It's got py3 and comes with a bunch of useful stuff already installed:
http://portablepython.com/wiki/PortablePython3.2.5.1/ Python 3.2.5.1 PyScripter v2.5.3 NymPy 1.7.1 SciPy 0.12.0 Matplotlib 1.2.1 PyWin32 218 NetworkX v1.7 Lxml 2.3 PySerial 2.5 PyODBC 3.0.2 PyQt 4.9.6-1 IPython 0.13.1 Pandas 0.11.0 On 8 April 2015 at 04:44, Zachary Ware <[email protected]> wrote: > On Apr 8, 2015 3:39 AM, "Jim Mooney" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > General question. I'm thinking of moving to a new machine although I hate > > to abandon trusty XP. Will I have to reinstall all my pip installed > modules > > or can I just copy the site-packages directory? And if so, is anything > else > > needed, such as where pip keeps its uninstall info? > > The safest method would probably be to do `pip freeze > requirements.txt`, > copy the requirements.txt file to the new machine, and run `pip install -r > requirements.txt` there. That way you definitely get everything (and you > can save the requirements file for backup purposes). > > > Finally, is there such a thing as a standalone Python? I use a number of > > standalone programs so it seems to me it should be possible. > > Do you mean like a "portable" app, that doesn't write to the registry and > keeps everything in one folder? You can try PortablePython; I used it some > several years ago and it seemed to work fine (but that was when I was just > starting with Python). > > Hope this helps, > -- > Zach > -- Jim "Stop, Harold! That bagel has radishes!" "Thank God, Mary - you've saved me again!" _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
