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but for node we expect everyone to install/build from source an not use the supplied packages because they are ancient, in comparison. Which distribution doesn

• falcolas 11y ago
  Most ship python 3.3, but most of the libraries which the distro provides pre-compiled are not Python 3. e.g. python-mysql python-django python-keyczar python-pyhsm > but for node we expect everyone to install/build from source an not use the supplied packages This is not necessarily an improvement in the state of packaging. Verifying that unsigned source code has not been changed is a hard problem (which NPM has not yet solved). Installing compilation tools and extensive header files on a production machine opens up a new class of security vulnerabilities on that machine (whether a VM, container, or bare metal).
  • eeZi 11y ago
    There's Anaconda too: https://www.continuum.io/why-anaconda https://www.continuum.io/why-anaconda Many companies use it to run a recent Python stack on any Linux distro they like.
    • meej 11y ago
      Anaconda was the easiest way for me to get Python 3 running on my Slackware instance. I am very pleased with it.