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pip (py2) on windows is an absolute disaster. pip install numpy .... if you are using windows, using python without this website is nearly impossible: http://

• int_19h 9y ago
  Things are a lot better with Python 3 on Windows, and especially so with Python 3.5+. "pip install numpy" will actually work, among other things. But even for packages that don't have binary wheels and have to compile things, it's much easier now to install a compiler toolchain (it's actually a single download!), and have your Python installation just pick it up automatically.
  • pen2l 9y ago
    > Things are a lot better with Python 3 on Windows, and especially so with Python 3.5+. For one of my main applications py3 proved to be too slow. For my application I use: numpy, pil, tkinter, and subprocess (and process/produce/draw on screen images (at a rate of 120/sec)). I don't know WHY but with python2 it runs acceptably fast, on python3 it's 20% slower. This has been something common for me actually. I do tend to use py3 when doing any kind of data science though.