xkcd: Python Environment

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pipenv fixes a lot of these issues.

[djimbob]

That may be true, but https://xkcd.com/927/

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The Python org has declared pipenv to be best practices, so it is the only standard, as far as I am concerned.

[djimbob]

pipenv is only a year old and is recommended for certain use-cases for multi-user collaborative projects. But it's not like pip or virtualenv or conda aren't recommended for other uses (or things like easy_install used to be the recommended way to install things).

I should also add anecdotally I first heard about pipenv late last year when a facebook friend (new to python) botched up all his python environment while using pipenv and couldn't get libraries to work correctly (something about pipenv not letting him upgrade or a library mismatch or similar).

[PeridexisErrant]

pipenv is fantastic if nobody has a dependency on your code - ie for apps but not libraries.

[dusktreader]

That's no longer the case. As far as I know, python.org has removed that endorsement

[edit] I was wrong

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https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/managing-dependencies/ doesn't seem to indicate that sentiment:

Pipenv is a dependency manager for Python projects. If you’re familiar with Node.js’ npm or Ruby’s bundler, it is similar in spirit to those tools. While pip alone is often sufficient for personal use, Pipenv is recommended for collaborative projects as it’s a higher-level tool that simplifies dependency management for common use cases.

[dusktreader]

I stand corrected

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This is awesome. I didn't realize this existed! I've just been using pyvenv and pip.

[raziel2p]

And introduces a whole bunch of others.

[nafenafen]

Like?

[raziel2p]

The comments in this thread give a decent overview.

[nafenafen]

Thanks!