[Biopython] [PATCH] Use https:// instead of git:// in examples

Adam Sjøgren asjo at koldfront.dk
Fri Oct 4 12:23:26 UTC 2019


Peter writes:

>> I can provide a publicly available git repository to pull from instead,
>> if that is easier than "git am".

> I personally could work with that - probably easier as I've never
> needed "git am" before.

Ok, here is a repo with the patch applied:

 · https://koldfront.dk/git/biopython.github.io/

>> What I would usually do is to use "PYTHONPATH=path/to/checkout/of/library python"
>> while experimenting/developing, but this failed with a warning and an
>> error about something that couldn't be linked¹.

> Probably that would only work with pure Python code, compiled C
> extensions are more fragile.

Ah, ok, makes sense.

>> How do you do development - do you make your changes and go through
>> "python setup.py install" before trying them out?

> Using pip for a development installation (where if you change a Python file,
> it is live next time something imports the library):
>
> $ pip install -e .
>
> There was an equivalent with $ python setup.py install ... but I forget
> the switch right now.

Thanks, I will give it a go (I'm using a shared virtual environment that
I don't want to "pollute", which may be complicating things for me).


  Best regards,

    Adam

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 "I need someone to throw blue sky at me"                     Adam Sjøgren
                                                         asjo at koldfront.dk



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