For some time, Python has had support for managing virtual environments. Python 3.3 even added the built-in module venv for creating environments without third-party libraries. There are a number of different tools Python programmers use to manage their environments and the one I use is...
The deadsnakes PPA lets you install multiple Python versions on your Ubuntu system, so instead of only having just the Python 2.x and Python 3.x that comes with your distribution (18.04 comes with Python 3.6, and 2.7 is available), you can install older or newer versions, from 2.3 (!) to the latest...
One of the great things about the Python programming language is PyPI - the Python Package Index, where third-party libraries are hosted, available for anyone to install to gain access to pre-existing functionality without starting from scratch. These libraries are handy utilities written by...
The title may have given away the article contents, but feel free to read on pretending you don't know the ending. Background: I work for the Raspberry Pi Foundation and I do a lot of Python stuff on Raspberry Pi. I presented this project recently in a lightning talk at EuroPython. Motivation:...