Python installation instructions #651
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…hon instructions Thanks to @Remi-Gau for the suggestion and the OHBM hackathon team for the original instructions This adds mostly OS-independent installation instructions for Python, together with a more in-depth highlighting of the need for (and differences) of Python 3. It also fixes issue #638 by explicitly warning against the Windows Store version of Python, as this at the moment does not configure the /home/adina/env/handbook2/bin:/home/adina/.dotfiles/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games:/home/adina/.local/bin:/home/adina/bin:/snap/bin appropriately. Fixes #649.
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This looks good to me. Asked some of my lab to cross check (if they have the time).
One thing that could be worth mentioning is that it is not because they have installed Python 3 that people can / should uninstall Python 2 (unless they want to break things on their system that still relies on Python 2). I have been asked that question a couple of times already, so I suspect others will ask this question too. What do you think?
I think it makes a lot of sense mentioning this! Will add this, thanks :) |
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@all-contributors please add @Remi-Gau for review |
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I've put up a pull request to add @Remi-Gau! 🎉 |
| Keep it installed, especially if you are using Linux or MacOS. | ||
| Python 2 existed for 20 years and numerous software has been written in it. | ||
| It is quite likely that some basic operating system components or legacy software on your computer is depending on it, and uninstalling a preinstalled Python 2 from your system will likely render it unusable. | ||
| Install Python 3, and have both versions coexist peacefully. |
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| Install Python 3, and have both versions coexist peacefully. | |
| Install Python 3, and have both versions coexist peacefully. |
hahaha
Did you mean to write:
... coexist peacefully (as long as you use some sort of virtual environment, otherwise things could get a lot less peaceful very quickly).
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Just kidding. This is perfect.
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Great, thx! |
Would you mind reviewing this, @Remi-Gau? I tried to add installation instructions for Python 3 based on your pointers and thoughts in #649. :)