Re: Dependency management in Python?

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On 11/01/13 22:34, Rodrick Brown wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Adelbert Chang <adelbertc@gmail.com
> <mailto:adelbertc@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi all,
>
>     I've been using Python for a while now but one of my concerns is if
>     it is possible to have some sort of dependency management (not sure
>     if right term) for Python?
>
>     In the Scala language there is the Simple Build Tool that lets me
>     specify on a project-by-project basis which libraries I want to use
>     (provided they are in a central repository somewhere) and it will
>     download them for me. Better yet, when a new version comes out I
>     need only change the SBT configuration file for that project and it
>     will download it for me.
>
>     Is there something like this for Python. I am typically wary of
>     downloading Python modules I use like NumPy, SciPy, NetworkX, etc
>     because I want to be able to upgrade at any time and doing so seems
>     to be a hassle - in fact, I am not entirely sure how to "upgrade".
>
>
> Checkout PIP/setuptools and virtualenv
>
>     Thank you and regards,
>     -Adelbert
>     --
>     http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>

pip and virtualenv is a great combination. I also like to use 
virtualenvwrapper for convenience, but it isn't necessary.

Ian F

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Dependency management in Python? Adelbert Chang <adelbertc@gmail.com> - 2013-01-11 14:23 -0800
  Re: Dependency management in Python? Rodrick Brown <rodrick.brown@gmail.com> - 2013-01-11 17:34 -0500
  Re: Dependency management in Python? Ian Foote <ian@feete.org> - 2013-01-11 23:04 +0000
    Re: Dependency management in Python? Adelbert Chang <adelbertc@gmail.com> - 2013-01-11 18:42 -0800
      Re: Dependency management in Python? rh <richard_hubbe11@lavabit.com> - 2013-01-11 21:33 -0800
      Re: Dependency management in Python? Thomas Bach <thbach@students.uni-mainz.de> - 2013-01-12 13:43 +0100
    Re: Dependency management in Python? Adelbert Chang <adelbertc@gmail.com> - 2013-01-11 18:42 -0800
  Re: Dependency management in Python? Dieter Maurer <dieter@handshake.de> - 2013-01-12 08:14 +0100
    Re: Dependency management in Python? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2013-01-11 23:38 -0800

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