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		davvid on April 24, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Python Deployment Anti-Patterns You roll version Y yourself and install it into an alternate prefix. If the server uses debian that means make a new deb and deploy it using the standard tools. apt-get/yum/etc. are very solid deployment tools.

pbiggar on April 24, 2012 [–]

I wasn't saying it was impossible, but what you've described is already about 10 times harder than using virtualenv.

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