Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-19 Thread David Cournapeau
On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 11:28 PM, Donald Stufft don...@stufft.io wrote: On Apr 18, 2014, at 6:24 PM, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 18:17, Paul Moore p.f.mo...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 22:57, Donald Stufft don...@stufft.io wrote: Maybe Nick meant ``pip

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-19 Thread Antoine Pitrou
On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 11:58:59 -0400 Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: Software integrators: * Linux distributions and other operating system vendors * Sumo redistributions (commercial or otherwise) * Python based environments (PTVS, Enthought Canopy, wakari.io, Python Anywhere, etc)

[Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 16 Apr 2014 21:03, R. David Murray rdmur...@bitdance.com wrote: There is an 'Installing Python on Windows' link further down the google results that links to a fairly good page from python-guide.org, whose first link lets you download the 2.7.6 msi. I guess that's the 32 bit version. But

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Guido van Rossum
Could I summarize that as software integrators build from source, while end users use an installer? And the rest of the discussion is about which installer (in the widest sense of the word) to recommend, where the choices include Linux vendor distros, sumo Python distros, Mac/Win installers, as

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Paul Moore
On 18 April 2014 16:58, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: As part of thrashing out the respective distribution ecosystem roles of pip and conda (still a work in progress), we're at least converging on the notion that there are actually now *two* main ways of consuming Python: as a

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Daniel Holth
On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Paul Moore p.f.mo...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 16:58, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: As part of thrashing out the respective distribution ecosystem roles of pip and conda (still a work in progress), we're at least converging on the notion that

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 18 April 2014 12:55, Paul Moore p.f.mo...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 16:58, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: As part of thrashing out the respective distribution ecosystem roles of pip and conda (still a work in progress), we're at least converging on the notion that there are

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Donald Stufft
On Apr 18, 2014, at 3:18 PM, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: At this point, however, I'm mainly looking for consensus that there *are* two different problems to be solved here, and solving them both well in a single tool is likely to be nigh on impossible. (I'm aware we're really on

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 18 April 2014 15:39, Donald Stufft don...@stufft.io wrote: On Apr 18, 2014, at 3:18 PM, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: At this point, however, I'm mainly looking for consensus that there *are* two different problems to be solved here, and solving them both well in a single tool is

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Paul Moore
On 18 April 2014 20:18, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: At this point, however, I'm mainly looking for consensus that there *are* two different problems to be solved here, and solving them both well in a single tool is likely to be nigh on impossible. (I'm aware we're really on the

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Donald Stufft
On Apr 18, 2014, at 4:22 PM, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 15:39, Donald Stufft don...@stufft.io wrote: On Apr 18, 2014, at 3:18 PM, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: At this point, however, I'm mainly looking for consensus that there *are* two different

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Donald Stufft
On Apr 18, 2014, at 4:50 PM, Donald Stufft don...@stufft.io wrote: So I’m not really worried about a competition or anything. I’m mostly worried about confusion of users. What you’re suggestion we give to use is *two* ways to install Python packages (and 2 or 3 ways to virtualize a Python

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 18 April 2014 16:27, Paul Moore p.f.mo...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 20:18, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: At this point, however, I'm mainly looking for consensus that there *are* two different problems to be solved here, and solving them both well in a single tool is likely

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 18 April 2014 16:50, Donald Stufft don...@stufft.io wrote: So I’m not really worried about a competition or anything. I’m mostly worried about confusion of users. What you’re suggestion we give to use is *two* ways to install Python packages (and 2 or 3 ways to virtualize a Python instance).

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Paul Moore
On 18 April 2014 21:59, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: What I am advocating for is that *we are currently doing it wrong*, as these are unlikely to be the best thing to install for most new Python users. For Windows users at least, I disagree. I have directed a lot of people to the

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Donald Stufft
On Apr 18, 2014, at 5:08 PM, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 16:50, Donald Stufft don...@stufft.io wrote: So I’m not really worried about a competition or anything. I’m mostly worried about confusion of users. What you’re suggestion we give to use is *two* ways to

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Paul Moore
On 18 April 2014 22:08, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: Note that one of my requirements was that pip install foo *must* do the right thing in conda environments (whatever we decide the right thing means in that context). Is this specifically a requirement for conda? Or do you expect

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 18 April 2014 17:22, Donald Stufft don...@stufft.io wrote: On Apr 18, 2014, at 5:08 PM, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 16:50, Donald Stufft don...@stufft.io wrote: So I’m not really worried about a competition or anything. I’m mostly worried about confusion of

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Paul Moore
On 18 April 2014 22:40, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps we can get the pip install ipython experience to a good place faster than I currently expect, and we can duck this entire question (at least for Windows and Mac OS X). Huh? Last time I tried, it was pretty trivial. pip

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Donald Stufft
On Apr 18, 2014, at 5:48 PM, Paul Moore p.f.mo...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 22:40, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps we can get the pip install ipython experience to a good place faster than I currently expect, and we can duck this entire question (at least for Windows

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Greg Ewing
Nick Coghlan wrote: there are actually now *two* main ways of consuming Python: Really? We'd better do something about that. We don't want anyone consuming Python -- we want some left over for the rest of us! (I'm making a serious point -- it's annoying when people use the word consume as

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Paul Moore
On 18 April 2014 22:57, Donald Stufft don...@stufft.io wrote: Maybe Nick meant ``pip install ipython[all]`` but I don’t actually know what that includes. I’ve never used ipython except for the console. The hard bit is the QT Console, but that's because there aren't wheels for PySide AFAICT.

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 18 April 2014 18:16, Greg Ewing greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz wrote: Nick Coghlan wrote: there are actually now *two* main ways of consuming Python: Really? We'd better do something about that. We don't want anyone consuming Python -- we want some left over for the rest of us! (I'm

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 18 April 2014 18:17, Paul Moore p.f.mo...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 22:57, Donald Stufft don...@stufft.io wrote: Maybe Nick meant ``pip install ipython[all]`` but I don’t actually know what that includes. I’ve never used ipython except for the console. The hard bit is the QT

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Donald Stufft
On Apr 18, 2014, at 6:24 PM, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 18:17, Paul Moore p.f.mo...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 22:57, Donald Stufft don...@stufft.io wrote: Maybe Nick meant ``pip install ipython[all]`` but I don’t actually know what that includes. I’ve

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 18 April 2014 18:28, Donald Stufft don...@stufft.io wrote: On Apr 18, 2014, at 6:24 PM, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 18:17, Paul Moore p.f.mo...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 22:57, Donald Stufft don...@stufft.io wrote: Maybe Nick meant ``pip install

Re: [Python-Dev] Software integrators vs end users (was Re: Language Summit notes)

2014-04-18 Thread Donald Stufft
On Apr 18, 2014, at 6:37 PM, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 18:28, Donald Stufft don...@stufft.io wrote: On Apr 18, 2014, at 6:24 PM, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 18:17, Paul Moore p.f.mo...@gmail.com wrote: On 18 April 2014 22:57,