Posts Tagged ‘venv’
Sometimes I need an older or newer version of CMake to the one installed by the system package manager on whatever I’m using, and I’ve found using a Python venv provides an easy way to do that. It’s all facilitated by the fact that CMake is a PyPI package [1]. For example, my Kubuntu desktop […]
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Tags: CMake, python, uv, venv
Python script dependencies
TL;DR ‘–break-system-packages’ sounds scary, but (after some careful evaluation) is likely to be the right way to go for infrastructure automation, at least until uv is ready for production. Python venvs seem to be what we’re expected to use, but introduce additional complexity and associated fragility, which seems to make them a poor choice for […]
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Tags: --break-system-packages, APT, automation, deb, Debian, dependencies, externally-managed-environment, infrastructure, package, PyPI, python, Raspberry Pi, script, system, Ubuntu, uv, venv, virtual environment
TL;DR pymarkdownlnt provides an easy way of checking that any Markdown you’re working on is complying to some sensible guidelines. If you’re comfortable with Python virtual environments you won’t really need the rest of this post. Why? I’ve spent a bunch of time recently adding OpenSSF Scorecards to the key Atsign repos. Build better security […]
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Tags: Actions, github, lint, lints, Markdown, Pip, pymarkdown, pymarkdownlnt, python, scorecard, Ubuntu, uv, venv, venvs, virtual environment
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