Fwd: Installation hell

[j]

I agree. Wasted too much time on last few installs.

It got to the point I downloaded python-embedded, unzipped it and set 
the path manually for my work (needed it as part of a compiler).

It ain't good enough. And I like python.

jan

On 18/12/2022 11:50, Jim Lewis wrote:
> I'm an occasional user of Python and have a degree in computer science.
> Almost every freaking time I use Python, I go through PSH (Python Setup
> Hell). Sometimes a wrong version is installed. Sometimes it's a path issue.
> Or exe naming confusion: python, python3, phthon311, etc. Or library
> compatibility issues - took an hour to find out that pygame does not work
> with the current version of python. Then the kludgy PIP app and using a DOS
> box under Windows with command prompts which is ridiculous. God only knows
> how many novice users of the language (or even intermediate users) were
> lost in the setup process. Why not clean the infrastructure up and make a
> modern environment or IDE or something better than it is now. Or at least
> good error messages that explain exactly what to do. Even getting this
> email to the list took numerous steps.
>
> -- A frustrated user