[New-bugs-announce] [issue23891] Tutorial doesn't mention either pip or virtualenv

[A.M. Kuchling]

New submission from A.M. Kuchling:

(from discussion at the 2015 Python Language Summit)

Current versions of Python make it relatively easy to install third-party packages such as requests.  New users may not realize this, though, and continue using libraries such as urllib/urllib2 because they're in the stdlib.

The Python tutorial doesn't seem to mention either virtualenv or pip. It should, describing how to create a virtualenv, install packages, and manage them in basic ways (removing, 'pip freeze', requirements.txt.)

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assignee: akuchling
components: Documentation
messages: 240281
nosy: akuchling
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Tutorial doesn't mention either pip or virtualenv
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.5

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