Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed8.news.xs4all.nl!news.dns-netz.com!news.freedyn.net!aioe.org!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Yaroslav Halchenko Newsgroups: linux.debian.maint.python Subject: Re: Need a Python 3.8 virtual environment Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:40:02 +0100 Message-ID: References: X-Original-To: debian-python@lists.debian.org X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-python-request@lists.debian.org Wed Mar 3 13:32:18 2021 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-9.3 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline X-URL: http://www.onerussian.com X-Image-URL: http://www.onerussian.com/img/yoh.png X-PGP-Key: http://www.onerussian.com/gpg-yoh.asc X-Fingerprint: C5B9 05F0 E8D9 FD96 68FF 366F A2DE 2350 62DA 33FA X-Sa-Exim-Connect-IP: 76.24.253.1 X-Sa-Exim-Rcpt-To: debian-python@lists.debian.org X-Sa-Exim-Mail-From: yoh@onerussian.com X-Sa-Exim-Version: 4.2.1 (built Tue, 02 Aug 2016 21:08:31 +0000) X-Sa-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on smtp.onerussian.com) X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/19037 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/YD+P0WeOVMHs4VBV@lena.dartmouth.edu Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 20 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2021 08:32:01 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-References: <23748341.5eAvVsrXc7@riemann> Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.maint.python:13253 On Tue, 02 Mar 2021, Steven Robbins wrote: > Hi, > I'm trying to use a (non-Debian) python system built on python 3.8. Debian's > default is currently 3.9 so I am advised to use a virtual environment. Being > a newbie, I searched around and found a writeup covering several different > virtualization tools [1]. Note I am using Debian 'sid'. I know that it is not a "proper" Debian answer, but in such cases I just quickly install miniconda with a needed python version. I keep a miniconda installation with conda environments for different Pythons for such cases. -- Yaroslav O. Halchenko Center for Open Neuroscience http://centerforopenneuroscience.org Dartmouth College, 419 Moore Hall, Hinman Box 6207, Hanover, NH 03755 WWW: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yarik