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This is sort of an insane suggestion. Why use a Python distribution to install Node?

• rawnlq 10y ago
  It's pretty sane if you are also a python programmer. I personally can no longer keep track of how I installed/set up my environments and would much prefer everything under a single package manager (instead of pip, easy install, eggs, virtual env, apt-get, nvm, npm, docker, brew, macports, etc etc).
  • rnhmjoj 10y ago
    That's exactly what Nix [1] tries to accomplish. You should look into it. I have been using it for about six months and has worked very well for me, especially for haskell and python development. [1]: http://nixos.org/nix/ http://nixos.org/nix/
    • afarrell 10y ago
      I came across it back in 2014 and have been meaning to check it out since. Do y'all have a how-to-build-a-package walkthrough?
      • rnhmjoj 10y ago
        The Nix manual is a good start: http://nixos.org/nix/manual/#chap-quick-start http://nixos.org/nix/manual/#chap-quick-start Then there are a lot tutorial about setting up a development environment for a particular language. See: go: http://lethalman.blogspot.it/2015/02/developing-in-golang-with-nix-package.html http://lethalman.blogspot.it/2015/02/developing-in-golang-wi... haskell: https://ocharles.org.uk/blog/posts/2014-02-04-how-i-develop-with-nixos.html https://ocharles.org.uk/blog/posts/2014-02-04-how-i-develop-... python: http://datakurre.pandala.org/2015/10/nix-for-python-developers.html http://datakurre.pandala.org/2015/10/nix-for-python-develope... node.js: http://sandervanderburg.blogspot.it/2014/10/deploying-npm-packages-with-nix-package.html http://sandervanderburg.blogspot.it/2014/10/deploying-npm-pa... I recommend reading Luca Bruno's blog for learning Nix internals and more advanced topics.
• gcr 10y ago
  Conda is not a python package manager. It's just a package manager. You can keep all kinds of software in your home folder.
• afarrell 10y ago
  The biggest advantage for me is using conda environments to avoid having to install everything globally. That way if I want to switch back and forth between python2 and python3 or different versions of node, I can just do `source activate foo`.
  • inlineint 10y ago
    For Node.js you can use NVM for the same purpose. It is specially suited for handling multiple node verions and installs everything to user's directory.
    • mkoryak 10y ago
      Nvm sucks at npm link. If you use npm link and nvm things will break. Thats why you should use n instead.
    • afarrell 10y ago
      yea, but you can't also use it for installing a particular version of MongoDB or Postgres.
      • inlineint 10y ago
        Yes, it's a valid point. That's said I personally prefer Docker for installing databases of all kinds on my development machine.
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• afarrell 10y ago
  The biggest advantage for me is using conda environments to avoid having to install everything globally. That way if I want to switch back and forth between python2 and python3 or different versions of node, I can just do `source activate foo`.