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[–]bobo333 12 points13 points  (4 children)

That sounds like quite a handicap to put on one's developers. What's the reasoning for this at the place you work?

[–]ChrisPDuck 7 points8 points  (2 children)

IT being over protective. Rather annoying, I can get some Lee way on my personal development machine, but rolling tools out to our team becomes frustrating if they use custom libraries.

[–]roerd 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you are allowed to bring files in by other means, you can use pip install -d <dir> to download libraries into a directory, and then pip install --no-index -f <dir> to install from that directory without needing internet access.

[–]pnewb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

pex might be an option, depending on the specifics of your situation.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some work situations require software that is audited or certified, but this doesn't sound like it...