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I agree. The first 20 or so times I heard about virtualenv my thought was, "this must be for the people stuck using windoze or OSX that can't just sudo apt-get
by krupan 15y ago
I agree. The first 20 or so times I heard about virtualenv my thought was, "this must be for the people stuck using windoze or OSX that can't just sudo apt-get install python-whatever." Now that my Ubuntu 10.04 install is getting a little outdated I have picked up virtualenv use, so as to have a nice container for more up-to-date python packages. It isn't for beginners though.
Also, I almost dismissed this whole blog post as just whining, until I saw the "How to draw an owl" graphic. Nice touch.
- batista 15y ago>I agree. The first 20 or so times I heard about virtualenv my thought was, "this must be for the people stuck using windoze or OSX that can't just sudo apt-get install python-whatever." Nothing to do with OS X or Windows specifically. Actually Linux is well known for having problems if you replace the system Python, because a lot of tools depend on it (Debian especially). And apt-get doesn't get you automated multiple isolated environments with all your dependencies...
- sixbrx 15y agoWell I think you've just said the same thing as your parent. He says he used to think apt-get made virtualenv unnecessary, now he doesn't.