tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545564486086040404.post4845327181002960083..comments2023-04-12T02:22:14.414-07:00Comments on spyder: Scientific Python distribution for Windows 64bitPierrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07971720438741545943noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545564486086040404.post-86486624085137205682012-09-04T09:44:04.346-07:002012-09-04T09:44:04.346-07:00No, this is not going to compete with Python(x,y):...No, this is not going to compete with Python(x,y): please read the end of the Overview section on WinPython website (http://code.google.com/p/winpython/). Actually it wouldn't have any sense for me to compete with a project that I've created.<br /><br />Moreover, the fact is that it would represent too much work for me right now to create a 64-bit Python(x,y), I simply can't. That's why I've created WinPython which requires less maintenance but also have less features than Python(x,y). So the idea is not to split up effort but to make it happen: without this initiative, there would be no freely available 64-bit Windows Python distribution.Pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971720438741545943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545564486086040404.post-91184333607301718902012-09-04T08:40:22.477-07:002012-09-04T08:40:22.477-07:00Is this going to compete with Python(x,y)? That s...Is this going to compete with Python(x,y)? That seems like a waste. I wish people would work together to make a 64-bit version of Python(x,y) instead of splitting up effort between multiple projects....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03540102754370506810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545564486086040404.post-13648923755173088032012-08-06T05:48:04.939-07:002012-08-06T05:48:04.939-07:00From my point of view, there are two issues with P...From my point of view, there are two issues with Portable Python:<br />(a) as an end user, I miss a lot of packages, like Spyder, Matplotlib, h5py, pyflakes, pylint, psutil, etc. <br />(b) as a developper, following (a) I would like to know how to add these packages and explore the source of the project but AFAIK, there is absolutely no source code available for Portable Python and I can't even find any license terms, so I'm more tempted to make my own project instead of contributing to this one.Pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971720438741545943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545564486086040404.post-62513582757752717942012-08-06T05:37:23.455-07:002012-08-06T05:37:23.455-07:00Of course Python(x,y) project will go on, Gabi Dav...Of course Python(x,y) project will go on, Gabi Davar and I will continue maintaining the project. I've been less involved for a while now (for almost a year if I remember correctly) because I have less free time than before and Spyder is taking all of it. Anyway, Python(x,y) will still be *the* scientific 32bit Python distribution for Windows, and maybe there will be a 64bit edition some day but right now I don't have enough time to get involved in this. So the fact to choose to develop a portable distribution which will rely on official packages (i.e. package made by others) is the only viable option for me: it saves a lot of time. <br />In the future, one could imagine that the two projects would take benefit from each other or even merge, but that's another story. Right now, the ambition of this portable distribution is *not* to replace Python(x,y): it's just an attempt to investigate another way of distributing Python on Windows. Maybe it won't be that interesting and I'll come back with new ideas to improve Python(x,y). But the fact to rely on existing packages instead of building our own is seducing. We'll see.Pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971720438741545943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545564486086040404.post-50006550111216853562012-08-05T13:47:01.814-07:002012-08-05T13:47:01.814-07:00What is wrong with portable python?
http://portab...What is wrong with portable python?<br /><br />http://portablepython.com/wiki/PortablePython2.7.3.1Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540506976564233690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545564486086040404.post-23638085190863313992012-08-05T13:03:33.544-07:002012-08-05T13:03:33.544-07:00Sounds promising! I hope someone else will continu...Sounds promising! I hope someone else will continue maintaining Python(x,y), because it's definitely a valuable project.Ralf Gommershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189904547449375563noreply@blogger.com