BCML VS pipx

Looks like the github page for bcml recommends using pipx to manage python versions/dependencies but there are probably several ways to go about it.

Not to put too fine a point on it, but you would have found that link had you gone to the troubleshooting section on BCML's Github repo.

I agree bcml can be quite difficult to navigate. I was helping a guy through this recently and he ended up finding this and said it helped him. Hope it help you too!! https://github.com/NiceneNerd/BCML/tree/master/docs

you may wanna check out https://github.com/NiceneNerd/BCML/issues/218

Then, go here and observe the instructions for selecting the proper folders after dumping from the Switch.

You can run bcml NATIVELY on linux ! All the instructions are on the github repo : https://github.com/NiceneNerd/BCML But that dont work with python 3.9 (wich was the default version for me), fortunately you can manage and use different python version on the same system : 1- Open a terminal window 2- type the command : sudo pacman -S python3.8 3- then : python3.8 -m pip install bcml 4- And finally to launch bcml type : python3.8 -m bcml

Use pipx to install Cog and my aws-sso-config-builder tool in the same environment:

Given how useful pre-commit is across projects I generally recommend installing via pip install --user, making it part of a tooling virtual environment, or using pipx:

I would recommend going with PipX. You toss in a setup.py file, put your project on github, and then anyone on any OS can pipx install your project. It's a glorious thing. The only thing they need is 1) some supported version of Python installed, 2) pipx installed. They can even get updates by calling pipx upgrade.

See https://github.com/pypa/pipx/issues/278

Good overview. There are quite a few on there I was not aware of. That said, I am not sure the organizational schema makes a tone of sense. I would assume most users that come across this would be looking for a package manager for a specific platform and then weighing the options of binary/source/etc., instead of the other way around.

Also, pipx (https://github.com/pypa/pipx) would be a good addition to the list. I'd add it but I'm not sure where it would go. Maybe every section? It's cross platform and handles both binary and source based app distributions.

Pip is pretty simple and useful for me - you have your own environment for every script/program, requirements.txt is simple to understand too... It's kinda good solution for regular users... For more complex projects we have Poetry, PipX, that was inspired by NPM(x), I think...

What benefit would joining your cult bestow upon me that brew does not already?

My brew list is intentionally very short and my faffing about desire is limited.

Generally I use brew to pull in asdf (https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf) to install programming languages/tooling, it works flawlessly.

I use Pipx (https://github.com/pypa/pipx) to install python thingies (such as yt-dlp) as a cli. Go and Rust handle binaries in their languages beautifully and without issues.