On 11/25/2017 02:20 AM, Martin Schöön wrote: > Some time ago I was advised that having a Python installation > based on several sources (pip and Debian's repos in my case) > is not a good idea. I need to tidy up my installation and I > don't know what to opt for and what to opt out. > > What are the pros and cons of the alternatives including the > ones I haven't mentioned? Completeness, currency, bugs...
The problem with mixing repository-installed packages with pip-installed packages is that there's always a chance a Debian update will overwrite a pip package, possibly with an older version. Or a pip-installed package might bring in a new version that's not compatible with some debian-installed package, breaking something. One solution to this issue is to use Python the python virtualenv facility to create a special python root you can work in for your project, and pip install things you need into that place, without worrying about the issue I mentioned before. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
