Teaching users to use virtualenv or pyenv sounds like a nightmare. I wish Python's package management system was up to the task. Things are so much easier in Javascript land.
-tk On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 11:43 AM mwall <mw...@users.sourceforge.net> wrote: > it has always been best practice to not modify the system's python. > however, to do that strictly would mean that you must do one of these: > > * use python's virtualenv > * install your own version of python, completely separately from the > system python > * install extensions to the system python using the --user option to 'pip > install' > > none of those are particularly user-friendly. > > since weewx has minimal requirements, the docs use instructions that > result in modification of the system's python installation. typically that > mean 'sudo pip install xxx'. but on some systems you would have to first > install pip, or you would have to use easy_install. > > i think we can continue this pattern - use the system's python - instead > of complicating things for weewx users. but only if we can keep the weewx > dependencies to a minimum. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-development" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to weewx-development+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/37665692-184e-4087-b31a-198e618d7336%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/37665692-184e-4087-b31a-198e618d7336%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-development" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-development+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/CAPq0zEAvQxw7DMDZHZR6zN4cSRb%2BaWuR35YWWjv8cF-3Cdsj%2BA%40mail.gmail.com.
