Update and harmonize python installation instructions #800
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| source venv/bin/activate | ||
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| . Install Open Simulation Interface. | ||
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| python3 -m pip install . |
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I thought you only use it with the prefix: python3 -m pip*
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Only in specific circumstances (e.g. upgrading pip in place, or where there was a multitude of python installations 2 vs 3 - also somewhat ubuntu specific); on most systems pip install is the suggested way to do stuff, and generally is e.g. the way PyPI recommends it.
Both ways work, but as there already was a mixture between the two, I picked one to stay consistent.
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| .. Global installation | ||
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| sudo pip3 install . | ||
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I don't ;), but then I never install globally anyway.
More seriously: That was part of the existing instructions, and yes, if you want the package installed globally then you likely need root permissions on most systems. On Ubuntu e.g. if you do not have root permissions, it will just install for the user.
Not that I would recommend anything like that, hence the local installation is the first suggested one.
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Adjust python install instructions to be more uniform across platforms and to reflect availability of packages on PyPI.