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lion:working_with_python [2017/05/22 15:17] – [Users python libraries] lenocillion:working_with_python [2017/05/29 08:47] (current) – [Suggested readings] lenocil
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 Because upgrading python packages once a year might not be sufficient for certain tasks, each workstation will  Because upgrading python packages once a year might not be sufficient for certain tasks, each workstation will 
-source any python package present in a central repository before sourcing any locally installed package. This set up has the effect of overriding any locally installed python package should an upgrade be available in the central repository. Because the central repository can also host packages that are not locally installed at all, it can effectively acts as an expansion of the local python library.+source any python package present in a central repository before sourcing any locally installed package. This set up has the effect of overriding any locally installed python package should an upgrade be available in the central repository. Because the central repository can also host packages that are not locally installed at all, it can effectively act as an expansion of the local python library.
  
-The central python repository is only writeable by the administrator and is located ''T: drive''.+The central python repository is only writeable by the administrator and is located on the so-called ''T: drive''.
  
-:!: If you cannot see the ''T: drive'', please contact the administrator.+:!: If your workstation cannot map the ''T: drive'', please contact the administrator or the helpdesk@physics.
  
 ===== Users python libraries ===== ===== Users python libraries =====
  
-To offer maximum flexibility and to allow users to do their programming as they wish, any python packages present in their home space at ''P:\AppData'' will be sourced first to allow overriding any of the centrally or locally installed python packages. For instance if a user wanted to install a package +To offer maximum flexibility and to allow users to do their programming as they wish, any python packages present in their home space in ''P:\AppData'' will be sourced first to allow overriding any of the centrally or locally installed python packages. For instance if a user wanted to install a package, they could execute the following lines 
 <code> <code>
  
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 :!: Add ''--no-deps'' if you want to exclude all dependencies from the install process. :!: Add ''--no-deps'' if you want to exclude all dependencies from the install process.
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 +:!: If the ''P: drive'' is not mapped on your workstation, please contact the administrator or the helpdesk@physics.
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 +===== Notes and suggested readings =====
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 +The configuration described above has been tested on both windows 7 and windows 10 workstations.
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 +[[https://docs.python.org/2.7/|Python]]
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 +[[https://docs.continuum.io/|Anaconda]]
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 +[[http://pythonhosted.org/spyder/|Spyder]]
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