Hacker News with Generative AI: Virtual Environments

Kate and Python Language Server (akselmo.dev)
As much as I love Kate editor, as I mentioned in my previous post, setting up Python language server has always been a bit fiddly if you want it to work with virtual environments.
Python, Text Editors, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Virtual Environments
79 points by todsacerdoti 21 days ago | 12 comments
Aider: Using Uv as an Installer (simonwillison.net)
Aider: Using uv as an installer. Paul Gauthier has an innovative solution for the challenge of helping end users get a copy of his Aider CLI Python utility installed in an isolated virtual environment without first needing to teach them what an "isolated virtual environment" is.
Python, Software Installation, Virtual Environments
39 points by anotherpaulg 79 days ago | 14 comments
PEP 486 – Make the Python Launcher aware of virtual environments (2015) (python.org)
The Windows installers for Python include a launcher that locates the correct Python interpreter to run (see PEP 397). However, the launcher is not aware of virtual environments (virtualenv [1] or PEP 405 based), and so cannot be used to run commands from the active virtualenv.
Python, Programming Languages, Virtual Environments, Operating Systems, Tools
18 points by okl 93 days ago | 8 comments
Pex: A tool for generating .pex (Python EXecutable) files, lock files and venvs (github.com/pex-tool)
pex is a library for generating .pex (Python EXecutable) files which are executable Python environments in the spirit of virtualenvs.
Python, Tools, Software, Virtual Environments
138 points by eamag 189 days ago | 97 comments
Venvstacks: Virtual Environment Stacks for Python (lmstudio.ai)
Use layered Python virtual environment stacks to share large dependencies
Python, Virtual Environments, Development Tools, Software
126 points by ingve 202 days ago | 62 comments