The problem with installing pip into something other than a venv is that the latest versions of pip will declare an error, "*error: externally-managed-environment*". See PEP 668 <https://peps.python.org/pep-0668/>. You can press on ahead with appropriate pip options, but then you run the risk of breaking some other program.
If you ever remove WeeWX, you will be faced with the choice of whether to remove its dependencies. You may not know, or remember, whether other programs depend on them. Add it all up and, yes, it's worth using virtual environments. Stick with v5.0 until v5.1 is released, which should be Real Soon Now. On Mon, Jun 17, 2024 at 4:55 PM D R <daleeaucla...@gmail.com> wrote: > With my Pi5 having arrived and run in for a week or so and a multitude of > projects now under control, I want to start playing with WeeWx 5 (or 5.1). > > I plan on a fresh install on a freshly updated Reap OS installation. I > expect to fiddle with it a lot, and if my past experience is anything, a > few complete re-installs . > > I've seen it mentioned that it is important to do all the WeeWx in a > virtual environment. I really don't have anything important on this > computer, have been pretty good at installing according to instructions for > previous versions, and now wonder if it is crucial to do Venv, or just go > ahead as I have? I'm seeing Tom say that Venv is a piece of cake, but > until I figure stuff out (paths especially) I want to cut out anything > which my interfere with learning and configuring. > > Am I foolish to not try to master Venv until my final install? Are there > bad actors lurking under every stone which I should be more concerned about? > > Thanks. Dale > Oh, is it OK to begin to use 5.1 as a learning and testing program? For > awhile it will be just running the simulator, I think. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/0652a5a7-9ed1-4f80-afff-d7800928330cn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/0652a5a7-9ed1-4f80-afff-d7800928330cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAPq0zECTopVDUqbb4z25nS0VPT61%2B8UHBfN%2B8dYWB2MNeCe5XQ%40mail.gmail.com.
