Simple graphic library for beginners

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Fri Jan 12 06:48:21 EST 2018


On Friday, January 12, 2018 at 6:52:32 AM UTC, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Jan 2018 12:45:04 +1300, Gregory Ewing wrote:
> 
> > Seems to me it would help if pip were to announce which version of
> > Python it's installing things into. And instead of just saying "not
> > compatible with this version of Python", say "not compatible with Python
> > X.Y.Z". That would make these kinds of problems much easier to diagnose.
> 
> This.
> 
> If pip is joined at the hip to a specific version of Python, I think that 
> we ought to be able to specify the version number like we can with Python.
> 
> Something like:
> 
> pip ...  # use whichever version of pip comes first on the PATH
> pip3.6 ...  # use the pip installed with Python 3.6
> pip2.7 ...  # use the pip installed with Python 2.7

The time machine has struck again.  The scripts directory on Windows always gives you three executables.  pip.exe is always one of them, and then (say) pip3.exe and pip3.6.exe.

> etc.
> 
> And don't say "use a venv" :-)
> -- 
> Steven D'Aprano

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Kindest regards.

Mark Lawrence.



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