[{"user_id": 5981, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306245757.1929941, "message": "that's pretty awesome", "group_id": 292, "id": 1166185}, {"user_id": 213, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306244490.2485859, "message": "http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pythonbrew/", "group_id": 292, "id": 1165950}, {"user_id": 213, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306244914.9538579, "message": "@theomn nice, thanks for trying", "group_id": 292, "id": 1166023}, {"user_id": 5981, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306244850.524693, "message": "well, I am now...", "group_id": 292, "id": 1166012}, {"user_id": 213, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306244547.002249, "message": "I wonder if it's worth using next to brew and whether it's a good replacement for the system Python on Mac OS", "group_id": 292, "id": 1165963}, {"user_id": 5981, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306244895.560282, "message": "taking it for a test drive to see how it feels", "group_id": 292, "id": 1166017}, {"user_id": 5981, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306245084.1476679, "message": "heh, I can see how this could be useful, but it's going to take a bit of work to get older pythons to build correctly on my system", "group_id": 292, "id": 1166069}, {"user_id": 213, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306244963.2344711, "message": "it's kinda odd that its symlink command creates files like py2.6.6 in the bin dir, instead of python2.6", "group_id": 292, "id": 1166032}, {"user_id": 213, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306244980.5442801, "message": "but I guess that's because it can actually install 2.6.6 and say 2.6.5 next to each other", "group_id": 292, "id": 1166039}, {"user_id": 5981, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306245753.486398, "message": "hehe, yeah: http://dpaste.org/eCit/", "group_id": 292, "id": 1166184}, {"user_id": 5981, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306245134.728729, "message": "it's like... actualenv, rather than virtualenv", "group_id": 292, "id": 1166073}, {"user_id": 5981, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306245985.9078331, "message": "So yes @jezdez, 2 thumbs up. Seems simple enough to operate. Pretty convenient and flexible. For the 2.4.5 install I had to use --force (skips tests), but for a quick test I think that's ok.", "group_id": 292, "id": 1166224}, {"user_id": 5981, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306245818.2597311, "message": "I can see this really simplifying CI, run through different versions (each with their own virtualenv).", "group_id": 292, "id": 1166198}, {"user_id": 213, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306253291.624006, "message": "yeah, not sure either, I have the MacPython versions installed right now that I need -- next to the system python", "group_id": 292, "id": 1167500}, {"user_id": 4156, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306251826.756665, "message": "Neat stuff, feels like rvm.", "group_id": 292, "id": 1167281}, {"user_id": 4156, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306251877.2521169, "message": "At least as long as one points the root to one's $HOME", "group_id": 292, "id": 1167294}, {"user_id": 4156, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306251915.706912, "message": "Though I'm still unsure if it's \"worth it\" over getting a few Python interpreters installed through random means and then using virtualenv with them", "group_id": 292, "id": 1167301}, {"user_id": 141, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306257592.4922121, "message": "perlbrew is pretty useful over there, so this sounds good.", "group_id": 292, "id": 1168219}, {"user_id": 141, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306258807.545414, "message": "contrariwise perl's local::lib is almost like virtualenv but makes you manage all the environment variables yourself (though it'll tell you what they are and what to set them to). in the same way that's annoying, i like the idea of pythonbrew-ing new builds into their own hives you have to intentionally activate, versus installing 2.7 with Homebrew and having to watch /usr/bin/python vs /usr/local/bin/python.", "group_id": 292, "id": 1168443}, {"user_id": 141, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306258877.1968379, "message": "that said, pythonbrew just failed to install 2.7 for me so maybe that doesn't matter.", "group_id": 292, "id": 1168454}, {"user_id": 213, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306261337.0452499, "message": "@markpasc yeah, it failed for me, too at first and then I realized it was just failing tests (something about the hostname on snow leopard or somthing) and a --force install \"fixed\" it", "group_id": 292, "id": 1168974}, {"user_id": 8391, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306278558.5457289, "message": "use virtualenv/wrapper to manage", "group_id": 292, "id": 1171831}, {"user_id": 8391, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306278524.735292, "message": "I'm trying to establish some best practices with python-guide.org, and my *current* view is", "group_id": 292, "id": 1171823}, {"user_id": 8391, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306278727.1020081, "message": "pythonbrew looks awesome, but I'm not sure if I like the 'switch interpreter'  feature - i feel that kind of goes against the whole \"have multiple interpreters installed, manage 'current' with virtualenvs\" mentatlity", "group_id": 292, "id": 1171847}, {"user_id": 8391, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306278729.895371, "message": "I'd love to hear thoughts", "group_id": 292, "id": 1171848}, {"user_id": 8391, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306278739.4664421, "message": "(associated pull request: https://github.com/kennethreitz/python-guide/pull/3 )", "group_id": 292, "id": 1171850}, {"user_id": 8391, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306278455.974962, "message": "I have really mixed feelings about it right now.", "group_id": 292, "id": 1171809}, {"user_id": 8391, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36580, "date_created": 1306278549.896415, "message": "install 2.7 from hombrew, others from python.org installers", "group_id": 292, "id": 1171829}]