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moorepants committed Sep 14, 2024
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I have been teaching scientific Python for about 15 years now and helping
students install everything correctly on their own computer has not
really gotten simpler for them or me. I no longer have to coach students
through compiling NumPy and SciPy on Windows but that pain has now been
replaced with navigating them through the myriad of package managers that all
tout themselves to be *the* solution. These days, a new package manager option
seems to be released about every month.
students install everything correctly on their own computer has not really
gotten simpler for them or me. I no longer have to coach students through
compiling NumPy and SciPy but that pain has now been replaced with navigating
them through the myriad of package managers that all tout themselves as *the*
solution. These days, a new package manager option seems to be released about
every month.

Back when I started in 2008, I would ``apt install`` the Python scientific
computing stack for simple use on Debian Linux (which still works nicely
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environment and then install mostly pure Python packages with ``easy_install``
from PyPI_ (we called it "The Cheeseshop" back then). The first release of pip_
was in 2008 and gained quick adoption over ``easy_install``, but it did not
(and still doesn't fully) solve the scientific python installation needs. But
in 2012, Continuum Analytics Inc. (now Anaconda Inc.) released the open source
(and still doesn't fully) solve the scientific Python installation needs. But
in 2012, Continuum Analytics Inc. (now Anaconda Inc.) released the open source
Conda_ package manager and a website called binstar hosting Conda packages
(pre-compiled binaries) with a goal to unify the bubbling scientific software
packaging mess with particular focus on equal status on all three major
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