[785] Using Virtualenv and PasteScript (1/3)
in series: Agile Development Tools in Python
video tutorial by percious
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Here I go through how to create a virtual environment, and create a package for development.
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good pace
Very helpful, giving answers to immediate questions I had. thanks. (Love to see source control implemented as well)
steamlined genesis and distribution facilities too in python: coool!
Great, crisp, succinct delivery.
I came across this link to your demo while trying to find info on how to use virtualenv to enable the use of more than one python version on a system. ie. Current Ubuntu and Fedora systems come with python 2.6.xx . But I want to experiment with Zope (Zope 3) which seems to like python 2.5 better. As a very new programmer, I am realizing I am probably jacking up libraries that Fedora needs to function properly by installing every web application framework out there willy-nilly. Probably why my former Ubuntu install got so ginchy.
Would you consider demoing the proper way for a new programmer like me to set up a sandbox with virtualenv - and perhaps even how best to tear it back down once one is finished playing with a library/alternative python version. (another example being creating a sandbox to play around with Python 3.)
Once again - Thanks for sharing your skill!
Eric
Very useful, since the online doc on paster is rather complicated and I found it difficult to understand how paster can be used the simple way. Any in-depth discussion on packaging , paster ,etc would be of much interest.
Thanks
Great tutorials. Thank you very much!
Really nice effort! I am new to Sphinx and I was glad you outlined each step perfectly well although the fonts and Windows were little small since I have MacBoook 13.3 inch. Kudos for helping fellow geeks.
Wow ... really helpful tips!
Thanks for the video.
I think I needed to understand more about egg packaging before I watched this.
Very nice. Thanks percious. I thought I'd know everything but you have some good ideas there.
This was helpful. I have heard about virtualenv and paster but had never actually used them. This was a nice intro.
Thank you. I was helpful.
Great video. Interesting topic. That was what i was looking for.
Thx Lukas
Thanks!
Nice intro to pastescript. I hadn't realised what it did. Very useful to know.
Very informative. Thank you.
Hokay. Will use virtualenv, won't use paster for a while. Thank you!
And again...
Looking at it again... :)
Excellent serie. Thanks a lot for this.
it was supereb, i was looking for it
I couldn't hear what the author was saying --- I'm using a Macbook, I'm using the Macbook's speakers, and I have the volume up as high as it can go. I'm wondering if it was recorded at a highest level that prevents any more volume increase from my end? Maybe having the 'closed caption' so I could read what the author was saying. I've listened to it twice, trying to pick up the words, but it is just impossible. I can follow the screen, so that's good, but I would have liked to have heard what the author was saying. Not having the ability to increase the volume was frustrating...
Just a simple thanks. It nice seeing somebody doing the stuff
Note, the sound could be a bit louder.
Nice video - currently researching virtualenv, buildout etc.
This taught me alot! Thanks
Thanks Chris. Very useful.
Hi i watched the video , i liked it a lot. But i think most people who are starting to use paster and virtualenv will have existing projects like me which i like to make easy installable for others.
How to make my existing project and dependencies working for others is not clear for me after watching this video. though i have an idea now on how to do it.
Stephan.
Great. Covers a lot of topics in a short time.
Kickass tutorial. Thanks a ton.
Great !
Seems like I'll have to watch *all* your screencasts...
;-)
Nice, quick intro to virtualenv. Thanks for including the paster example.
Great video demonstrations!
Quick and easy. I liked the video. Now to try it myself.
Very useful. Thanks
These tutorials are pretty cool. They're perfect for people who already hack around in python, and want to start doing serious development.
How long before someone writes a paster that makes the rest of your tutorials redundant?
Great presentation, thanks. I'm still not totally sure what all paster does, but now that you've given me a concrete example to play around with, I feel like I'm 'over the hump'...
Just wanted to drop a note that I'm using virtualenv for all my projects now after seeing this screencast (comment #4 above). Thanks!
Excellent video, you made virtualenv one of my favorite tools :-).
Nice job - i hadn't "gotten" pastescript before - thought it was only for WSGI stuff.
I use ScreenFlow, which is Mac OS 10.5 only. It is really easy to use.
Hi percious...
What software do you use to make the screencast?
Hi percious. Just to let you know that I've blogged about these two videos:
http://blog.showmedo.com/2008/07/16/agile-development-tool-screencasts/
and the post will go out to the two Planet Pythons. I hope it brings you new visitors.
Cheers,
Ian.
Review of Using Virtualenv and PasteScript
Awesome tools, i really like the tools you are demoing. This is a great format too. Please bring more of this apps.
Virtualenv... hmmm... I understand what you did, I just expected a more thorough explanation of why to use Virtualenv.
Screencast has good overall pace, volume could be a little louder though.
Greetings.
Very nice. I've been meaning to use virtualenv for some of my projects now. Looks very simple to get it up and running. Thanks!
Review of Using Virtualenv and PasteScript
Virtualenv looks really cool, I looked at old numbers of Python magazine and found it twice...guess I should take the hint and start using it now. :o)
very cool. I learned a lot from that. Fluid demonstration, easy to follow. I really hadn't heard much about virtualenv before but it looks hugely useful. Will become part of my workflow methinks. Great screencast - thanks.
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