[omaha] omaha] Anaconda python distribution

[Bob Haffner]

Hey thanks, Adam

On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 10:09 AM, Adam Shaver <adam.shaver at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry, just joined the thread. Anyway, I've used the anaconda distribution
> many times at work. It installs in a sandbox with loads of numerical
> libraries and pip. This means you don't affect the base python install
> (which can be crucial to various linux distros). Also, getting new things
> is trivial:
>        ~/anaconda/pip install <package>
>
> It relieves my as a python user the necessity of installing (sometimes
> compiling) python Ver X along with whatever compatible libraries I
> require.  Of note, I don't think they save off previous versions of Python
> (right now on 2.7.8). So if you wanted an older version, you either have to
> hunt up archives or you have no such luck.
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