Add conda development install guidance#660
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This page grew out of a conversation with Leah at the PyCon sprints about the confusing moment when conda users are told to use pip install -e for local package development.
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LGTM, but I'm also a bit biased. This is the workflow that I use the most. The only comment I have is maybe add |
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Co-authored-by: Carol Willing <carolcode@willingconsulting.com>
Co-authored-by: Carol Willing <carolcode@willingconsulting.com>
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Hi @lwasser - here's a first pass at a 5-minute read for the moment when a learner who is comfortable with conda encounters
pip install -e .for the first time.The goal is to explain why pip shows up in a conda-based workflow, especially when someone is developing local package code and wants to use it inside an existing conda environment.
Like I said in person, I’ve got no ego here. If this is in the wrong voice, missing the mark, or not the right place for this explanation, that’s totally fine. Happy to iterate with you on it. LMK what you think.
I tried to keep it learner-centered rather than tool-comparison-centered.
Also hey @ocefpaf! lmk what you think too.