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Re:Pyenv – lets you easily switch between multiple versions ... by bmitc on Monday March 25, 2024 @03:10PM (#39820173)
That's exactly why I don't really on that for Ubuntu though. It's a single point of failure, when I can just use `asdf` to install Python and easily switch between it, automatically if setup correctly on projects.
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Re:Pyenv – lets you easily switch between multiple versions ... by SOLAR_FIELDS on Monday March 25, 2024 @10:11PM (#39823625)
I use asdf on my local machine, stuff like deadsnakes is for when you need your CI to use VaguelyOldButStillSupported Python version and don’t want to either compile Python from source or host your own binary
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Re:Pyenv – lets you easily switch between multiple versions ... by bmitc on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @07:31AM (#39826550)
My use case is that I'm almost always using the latest Python version, which many Linux distros don't have in their packaging yet, and I'm upgrading code using old versions to the latest. asdf is the best tool for that.
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