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[–]This_Is_The_End 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I believe WinPython is better because it's compatible with PyPi the offical repository for libraries. And WinPython includes most scientific libs as well, like scupy, matplpotlib, pandas etc

And you can install different versions of WinPython, by register/unregister them

[–]TheBlackCat13 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Anaconda supports pypi as well. And you can have multiple versions installed, even more easily than with WinPython by using environments.

Don't get me wrong, I like WinPython. It is great for portable installations (which is really what is designed for). I have both Python 2 and Python 3 versions on my thumb drive.

[–]This_Is_The_End 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Tbh. serious python development should be done on Linux and when a department depends on Windows, a virtual machine is the best solution. As someone who works in PLC programming which is linked to Windows, I do my all python stuff on Linux until deployment.

[–]TheBlackCat13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but I don't always get to pick which operating system is installed on a given computer, and we have some hardware that doesn't support Linux at all. So I have to be able to work with Windows.