[Biopython-dev] conda install and/or wheels for Windows(and other platforms?)

[Saket Choudhary]

> - A standard Anaconda installation does already contain Biopython. So if
> Anaconda is mentioned, it's probably better to show how to update Biopython.

It used to be part of the installer, but I guess it's not
anymore(confirmed by creating a new env):
https://groups.google.com/a/continuum.io/forum/#!topic/anaconda/7-uKrjYbySs


> What about a phrasing like "Biopython is also part of the Anaconda package,
> [here some words about Anaconda]....Be sure to update to the most recent
> Biopython version with 'conda update Biopython'.

This makes sense, I will try to incorporate the 'update' part.


> Am 08.04.2016 um 05:55 schrieb Saket Choudhary:
>>
>> I proposed a minor change in the README to add instructions for
>> Anaconda users: https://github.com/biopython/biopython/pull/804.
>>
>> For non-Anaconda Windows users, another (cleaner?) way would be to
>> support binary wheels. Projects like numpy, scipy, sklearn have been
>> supporting the binary wheels on pypi for Windows and lately for Linux
>> [1,2]
>>
>> What do people think about moving to binary wheels for pip?
>>
>> [1] https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/5479
>> [2]
>> https://mail.scipy.org/pipermail/numpy-discussion/2016-April/075234.html
>>
>>
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