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64 pointsjpdlla10y ago7 comments

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Why Python 2 over Python 3?

jpdllaOP10y ago

I felt like if I installed Python 3 I'd still need Python 2 around. Didn't have a solid setup for supporting both and still being able to use virtualenvwrapper et al. I think I can just wrap some aliases like mkvirtualenv2.7 and mkvirtualenv3.3. Any better ideas are welcome.

Alex391710y ago

How about pyenv (not to be confused with pyvenv), and pyenv-virtualenv? They are designed for solving this problem.

travjones10y ago

The decision seems reasonable to me. One could use virtualenv (included in the VM) to spin up a virtual python 3 environment when necessary.

hobarrera10y ago

virtualenv (for python3) requires python3 already installed, so virtualenv solves nothing in this scenario.

ridruejo10y ago

If you want to do the same but with native installers, here is a good collection https://bitnami.com/stacks/infrastructure

(disclaimer, I am one of the cofounders :)

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mitchi10y ago

Are there more of these with more languages and tools?

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