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This sounds like an improvement. In my work related laptops, I still favor conda because it seems to do really robust dependency checking. I do many short expe
by mark_l_watson 5y ago
This sounds like an improvement. In my work related laptops, I still favor conda because it seems to do really robust dependency checking.
I do many short experiments that are usually not work related (in the sense that it is not paid for work). I strongly favor spinning up fresh VPNs for these experiments and when I need Python (and often Hy/hylang, a Lisp syntax for Python), I usually just use the system python3 installation and use “—user” for pip installs to my home directory. There are probably many reasons not to do this, but I justify this bit of sloppiness because I tend to discard VPNs fairly quickly.
- vlmutolo 5y agoDo you purchase a license for Anaconda? Last time I checked, it seemed like conda required a license for professional use. I may have misread it though.
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- mark_l_watson 5y agoNo, I have never purchased a license. If a paid for license was required for my personal laptops (which I use professionally) then I would probably just use virtualenv.
- pwang 5y agoYou only need a commercial license under certain circumstances, and it only pertains to accessing the default package repository at repo.anaconda.com. You can still use conda-forge etc. Conda itself (the packaging tool) remains open source. Part of the proceeds from the cost go to fund the Anaconda Dividend Program, which gives money to various open source projects in the pydata/scipy ecosystem.