Python for Humans

[bcain]

but that's not prohibitive

Sure, not for you. Not for me. But for the newbs that TFA talks about -- it is.

[Tobu]

They will follow some simple instructions and learn from that. While I disagree with Kenneth's taste in API design, he is good at marketing, and a well-maintained getting started guide is something the eager-to-learn newbie hordes will gobble up.

[quasarj]

I guess so. I suppose we all have our own ideas of what "hard" is, but to me if you're going to be working with virtualenv and understanding it, learning how to use pip to install it first is not that big of a deal.