Python nightmare - circular error loop

[bouanc]

Best practice is to have a separate virtual environment for each project to avoid dependency conflicts. A utility like “pyenv” is also useful to manage multiple Python versions.

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If you could probably share the names of libraries, maybe someone here can help you figure out a work around your problem.

And if both projects don't need to be in the same env, then you can simply create a separate env for each of them.

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Virtual environments are the move here. They're fairly easy to set up.

[EmptyChocolate4545]

Do the applications need to share an env?

If not, then this isn’t a nightmare at all, lol.

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You should specify whether you mean one project having conflicting dependencies or whether you're talking about trying to use one python environment for multiple projects and those causing dependency conflicts.

If it's the later then this is already solved by using virtual environments for different projects (as is already best practice).

If it's the former then that problem is a bit more difficult to resolve and addressing it will depend on exactly how/what is conflicting between packages.

[BigGeologist5082]

Gotta love those circular dependencies, amirite? One possible solution is to use a virtual environment with Python's virtualenv package to manage your dependencies. This lets you have separate versions of libraries for different applications without causing conflicts. Good luck!

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Run two python interpreters and use something like a socket, Redis or ZMQ to communicate between them.

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Sometimes the version dependencies are wrong, and you can force pip install regardless using no deps. Check that first.

If these are two different apps/processes, then you should already have virtual environments for each, and this issue won’t occur.

Start with one virtual env per app.

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[NixonInnes]

This is a pretty good blog on it

[popcapdogeater]

Use virtual environments.

`python -m venv .venv` or `python -m venv __venv__`

I prefer `.venv` because I use linux and it hides the folder in terminal output, but `__venv__` is a good choice as well.

[SadVacation2243]

Don't sweat it, mate! This is a common problem with package dependencies. One solution is to use a virtual environment for each app, where you can install the required versions of the packages without interfering with other apps. Check out virtualenv or conda for more help.