Closed austinstover closed 3 years ago
Hi! Thank you for this feature request. I wasn't aware that Anaconda recommends against installing pip packages. Good catch! I will fix this by creating a conda-forge package. I will also update the README to recommend using the conda-forge package for running PteraSoftware in a conda environment and using the pip package for running PteraSoftware in a standard virtual environment.
Does this sound like a good fix to you?
Sounds good.
Hi! So I've read into getting Ptera Software supported via Conda Forge. It turns out that it is a rather involved process, involving submitting to a review by the Conda Forge team. Given that Ptera Software is still pre-alpha, and unstable, I don't think it would be a good idea to take this step yet. Therefore, I am going to close this issue.
However, I will still amend the readme to recommend against using the anaconda distribution of Python due to the compatibility issues that you pointed out. Thank you!
The Conda package manager allows easy installation of packages and, more importantly, independent environments for compartmentalization of dependencies. PteraSoftware could benefit greatly from the addition of a conda package, perhaps through conda-forge.
The PteraSoftware README recommends installing PteraSoftware through Anaconda, but only a pip package exists, even though Anaconda recommends against installing pip packages since these can create conflicts with the conda package manager.
Therefore, PteraSoftware should be released as a conda package, in addition to or as a replacement of its PyPi release.