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This is a sensible decision. I work with Ruby daily, so using RubyGems to install a package is easy for me. On the other hand, when I find the installation ins
by threedaymonk 14y ago
This is a sensible decision.
I work with Ruby daily, so using RubyGems to install a package is easy for me. On the other hand, when I find the installation instructions for a tool written in Python, I'm often confused: there will be a couple of options for installation, and I don't even know whether I've got pip or easy-install, let alone which of them I should choose!
There are downsides, however: the author now has to take on responsibility for building packages for multiple platforms and architectures.
- mattlong 14y agopip. Always choose pip over easy_install. Waiting for someone to call me out for speaking in absolutes...
- purephase 14y agoI voted you up in agreement if that makes you feel any better.
- obviouslygreen 14y agoMore specifically, use pip in conjunction with virtualenv and requirements files.
- untothebreach 14y agoI would be surprised if there were many left in the Python community who would disagree with you.