Pros and cons of Python sources?
alister
alister.ware at ntlworld.com
Sat Nov 25 04:34:36 EST 2017
On Sat, 25 Nov 2017 09:20:44 +0000, Martin Schöön wrote:
> Some time ago I was advised that having a Python installation based on
> several sources (pip and Debian's repos in my case) is not a good idea.
> I need to tidy up my installation and I don't know what to opt for and
> what to opt out.
>
> What are the pros and cons of the alternatives including the ones I
> haven't mentioned? Completeness, currency, bugs...
>
> /Martin
Personally i would always use the Distro repository first & only use a
3rd party option (including pip) if the package I required was not
available
this ensures compatibility with the OS.
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-- Alexander Woolcott
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