On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 9:52 AM, Michel Desmoulin <desmoulinmichel@gmail.com> wrote:
I know and you still:
- have to use py -m on windows, python3 linux, python in virtualenv...
can't you use python3 -m pip install ..... everywhere? That's what I tell my beginner students to do, and I've never had a problem. (nce they got Python installed right in the first place) For that: The python.og installers for Windows and Mac pretty much "just work" Linux is a different story, but Linux users are more comfortable with eh whole idea of command lines and packages, etc -- so my Linux users have never been the hangup. If/when I'm teaching data analysis for scientific computing, I go straight to conda, but for basic python, and most web Development, pyton.org python and pip work great. A also DO NOT introduce virtualenv right off the bat -- it is another complication that is critical to real development, but not important for learning python. I have done it it the past -- it did not go well.... What's too bad now is that so many docs say "pip install the_package", and users with multiple python installs can get burnt. (though most don't) -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.Barker@noaa.gov