On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Paul Moore <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 18 May 2015 at 18:50, David Mertz <[email protected]> wrote: > > % pip install conda > > % conda install scientific_stuff > > % conda install --sdist django_widget # we know to look on PyPI > > But that doesn't give (Windows, mainly) users a solution for things > that need a C compiler, but aren't provided as conda packages. > Conda provides (or can) a C compiler (some versions of gcc). It was buggy last time I checked, but it's doable. > My honest view is that unless conda is intending to replace pip and > wheel totally, you cannot assume that people will be happy to use > conda alongside pip (or indeed, use any pair of independent packaging > tools together - people typically want one unified solution). And if > the scientific community stops working towards providing wheels for > people without compilers "because you can use conda", there is going > to be a proportion of the Python community that will lose out on some > great tools as a result. Exactly -- this idea that there are two (or more) non-overlapping communities is pretty destructive. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [email protected]
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