I am pretty sure (but not 100%) that the pip that virtualenv installs when
it first creates the virtualenv is the version of pip installed on the
system. Here's the process I used to bootstrap a new Python 2.7 dev
environment.
1. Download and install the latest version of pip as sudo so it's syst
On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 4:26:23 AM UTC+12, Zachary Ware wrote:
> Not what you asked for, but I would encourage you to look into whether
> it's possible for you to use Python 3 instead of Python 2 for what
> you're doing. If it's possible, starting with Python 3 will save you
> several headache
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 4:28 PM, wrote:
> Thanks Zach, that's a big help. The only reason I want to get a Python 2.7
> environment working first is because I'll be working on third party code and
> that's the platform it uses. For any new projects I would use Python 3.
Fair enough :)
> After
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 5:31 PM wrote:
> After considering your guidance I think what I will do is install
> virtualenv using apt-get and then use that to create a dev environment. Is
> it ok to run get-pip.py in a virtual environment?
>
Recent versions of the virtualenv application create virtu
Thanks Zach, that's a big help. The only reason I want to get a Python 2.7
environment working first is because I'll be working on third party code and
that's the platform it uses. For any new projects I would use Python 3.
After considering your guidance I think what I will do is install virtua
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 6:22 AM, wrote:
> I have a Linux system (Mint 17.3 based in Ubuntu 14.04) on which I wish to do
> some Python development. The system has Python 2.7.6 installed already (there
> is a Python 3 installation too but I won't be needing to use that to start
> with).
Not wha
Rereading this through I notice I'm a bit vague on one point.
In Point 2. User install site.py behaviour confusing, one of the things that
confuses me is that the documentation for site.py here
https://docs.python.org/2/library/site.html
...states (in bold) that 'This module is automatically im
I have a Linux system (Mint 17.3 based in Ubuntu 14.04) on which I wish to do
some Python development. The system has Python 2.7.6 installed already (there
is a Python 3 installation too but I won't be needing to use that to start
with). I need to install various Python modules for the work I'm
