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#1 2015-08-20 01:49:37
- wangchong
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pacman and pip
I find pacman and pip very inconvenient to manage python packages.
Sometimes, I want to install a python package and use pip, and then I want to install another (non-python) package with pacman which depends on the previous python package. The result is the installation will fail because python package files already exist and I have to uninstall python package with pip and install the package with pacman.
Now, I always use pacman to search whether there is already a python package in arch repo before I try pip. However, some packages in AUR requires python packages in AUR as well. I can choose to install package from AUR but I am not willing to do so because some python packages are unmaintained.
So, It seems pacman and pip are not working well with each other. Is there a solution and do developers have a plan to make pacman to work well along with other package managers?
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#2 2015-08-20 01:53:52
- karol
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Re: pacman and pip
You can create and maintain PKGBUILDs for the packages you use.
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#3 2015-08-20 01:55:33
- wangchong
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Re: pacman and pip
You can create and maintain PKGBUILDs for the packages you use.
Of course, but this practice doesn't seem to be smart and consistent. What if I don't know how to package and just want to use Arch linux?
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#4 2015-08-20 02:03:01
- jasonwryan
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#5 2015-08-20 02:03:12
- progandy
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Re: pacman and pip
There is a nice tool called pipman in the AUR which helps you with creating arch packages from python packages. Still, you have to know how packages are defined and created.
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pipman-git/
Edit: By the way, the arch package format is stupidly simple, so if you are able to use arch you should be able to create packages after a short learning period.
By the way, if I want to manage packages with pip for a new project, I mostly create a new venv for that project. Sometimes I also use the venv I created as a catchall pip environment.
Last edited by progandy (2015-08-20 02:06:04)
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