Georgia Atkinson wraps things up with a bow:
Python is a general purpose, high level language which, thanks to its simplicity and versatility, has become very popular, especially within the data science community. The extensive Python community has developed and contributed thousands of libraries and packages over the years in a plethora of different disciplines to aid developers with their applications. Managing these packages can be a challenging task without the correct tools. That’s where Python package managers come in. In this blog post we will explore what a package manager is and why they are important. We will then cover some popular examples, including how to use them, how to install them and the pros and cons of each.
Whilst we will briefly touch on virtual environments in places, we will explore these in more depth in an upcoming post.
Read on for a primer on three options, including how they compare to one another for CI/CD purposes.