Getting started: Use a venv instead of user-wide installation#8
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| Note that Nutils depends on Numpy, Treelog and Stringly, which means that these |
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I would also delete this line, I think it does not add value (every Python package depends on other packages) and it is already outdated (at least Appdir is missing).
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Fully agree with losing --user, but the proposed line with source is linux specific. Instead I would just prefix the snippet with 'In a terminal window with an active virtual environment:'
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Oh, good point. My bad for thinking too much in Linux-only terms. Fixed.
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pip install --useris forbidden by default in some systems, such as on Ubuntu 24.04.Looking at the documentation, the only place where this is mentioned is in the Getting Started page.
This PR changes the text to guide into using a venv instead.