Hi Moritz, > You almost never have python installed globally.
I absolutely do. I have both python 2 and 3 in my ~/.nix-profile and I have all kinds of scripts that run "/usr/bin/env python" to find their interpreter. > All packaged programs refer to one *specific* instance of python of > their choosing and it's only availale for themself, not anywhere > else. This is true for builds running inside of Nix, but its oftentimes false for scripts that users run outside of Nix, e.g. in their shell. > Also note that it's generally discouraged to "globally" install a > package for development needs. Instead of globally installing > python3, firefox and gdb you write a `shell.nix` file in the project > directory. I'm not sure what you mean by "globally discouraged", but I certainly don't buy into that. I hardly ever use nix-shell and I don't want to, to be honest, and I'd respond rather angrily to attempts from other people to impose their preferred development style onto me. Best regards, Peter _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev
