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Finally I can uninstall `miniconda` and use the official python+pip.

What’s wrong with anaconda? It’s a good distribution for the science stack.

I've pretty much given up on pip/pip-env on Windows. Anaconda has given me zero problems (even outside of scientific computing) and does everything that I wanted pip/pip-env to do, so I see no reason to switch back.

Even on *nix, anaconda is a godsend for those who don't have sudo and have to install everything in their home directories, without spending a godawful amount of time digging themselves out of dependency hell.

`pip install --user` has been working nicely for a while.

That only works for the python side of things, right?

that's a good point, because conda isn't just python.

Maybe I'm new, but I've not had problems with `venv/bin/pip install` either.

sure. if you have pip.

`python get-pip.py --user`, then... (via https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/#id4)

if only that had worked.

I used pip & virtualenv on linux constantly. On my new windows laptop, anaconda is preinstalled, so I thought I'd just use that, since I heard from everywhere that it was so good. I ran into issues with it requiring admin privileges or other windows permission issues.

I am no using python 3.6 (which comes with anaconda) create a venv with `python -m venv venv` and I couldn't be happier. Numpy and scipy wheels seem to work (although I needed an `--only-binary scipy` flag added, or something of the like).

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