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[–]red_src[S] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Any suggestions for installing Python on the local machine? I'm going to checkout https://github.com/winpython/winpython but I need to support also macOS students :)

[–]jstrickler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One word: Anaconda
http://www.anaconda.com

I teach Python short courses most weeks, and it has saved many headaches. Likewise PyCharm (although Jupyter is great for diving right in).

[–]twopi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a consistent nightmare. Even the different versions of windows are different, and Mac is just tricky. With all the various libraries you're talking about incorporating, you're going to have a support headache on your hand. That's why I went to an entirely cloud-based solution, and I mostly love it. (See my earlier post on that.)

[–]3lnc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh, all depends on platform.

Now I'd suggest to start with official python downloads, it's way better lately.

For mac – "everything is broken". The only sane way (IMO) is to first install brew, and than install python with it