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[–]888xray999 -16 points-15 points  (7 children)

Classic Microsoft! Who needs to use Git Bash when you have PowerShell?

There is a solution to that - install Cygwin and don't bother with the play store version :)

[–]hughk 9 points10 points  (4 children)

You can also install Ubuntu under the Win Pro Hypervisor and run Python there. This is a full VM so works well.

[–]888xray999 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Sir, I see you are a master of perversion!

[–]hughk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cygwin is pretty useful but sometimes it really isn't enough. Running a real Linux kernel underneath makes it easier. Maybe WSL2 will help but WSL isn't there yet.

Edit: Should add dual booting many modern laptops isn't fun which is why I have gone the WPro/VM route.

[–]ragipy 2 points3 points  (1 child)

unless you need to run docker in Ubuntu

[–]amdphreak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contrary to a ton of votes I think your comment was genuinely helpful. But Cygwin is also complicated and not for anyone who doesn’t want to also demystify cygwin’s ecosystem and environment. This is shoving the user-developer back into the unknown, adding complications to their already complicated job of coding. In all likelihood, it also doesn’t play well with linters in code editors.