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This situation is exacerbated by the fact that, for Windows, Anaconda is the only way to get packages like numpy etc. working without downloading prebuilt wheel
by fredley 9y ago
This situation is exacerbated by the fact that, for Windows, Anaconda is the only way to get packages like numpy etc. working without downloading prebuilt wheels. If pip on Windows worked reliably Anaconda would have no need to exist.
- BeetleB 9y agoTo be honest, I never needed Anaconda to use NumPy/SciPy/matplotlib/pandas on Windows. I get that Anaconda makes it easier for people new to Python. But for seasoned Python folks, there's really no headache. NumPy (and I think SciPy) used to be standard Windows installs (as in download an exe and install it). Pandas was too, but now you can use pip. The only catch was that you should install 32 bit python instead of 64 (not sure if that's still the case).
- lyricat 9y agoNot true. Anaconda/miniconda also provide a convenient way for package control which include binary packages and source code packages For me, condo is good solution to install necessary dependences with little pain.