[Chicago] deploying django apps, first steps for newbie

[Brian Curtin]

On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 11:24 AM, sheila miguez <shekay at pobox.com> wrote:
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> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Brian Curtin <brian at python.org> wrote:
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>> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Brian Curtin <brian at python.org> wrote:
>> > On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 10:46 AM, sheila miguez <shekay at pobox.com>
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>> >> (assuming there is some reason I wouldn't want to use a
>> >> distro's package? is there?)
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>> > None whatsoever.
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>> Er, to clarify: don't use distro packages.
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> I'm confused, do you mean don't use distro packages for something like
> psycopg2? I use pip for everything now, but was wondering whether I should
> treat that one differently.

I wouldn't use a distro package for anything. Distro packages are for
the distro.

Pin specific versions of all of your dependencies and build your
environment with pip, and you'll never be surprised or broken by
someone else's changes to the distro.