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Talk:1989: IMHO

2018-05-04T16:57:44Z

Chbs: Sig.

I mean, the dress is b&w if you have one of the forms of colorblindness. Although, what colors ''is'' it? [[User:SilverMagpie|SilverMagpie]] ([[User talk:SilverMagpie|talk]]) 16:33, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
: The gold/black part is 61522F hex and the white/blue part is 8190B2 hex. [[User:Grabadora304|Grabadora304]] ([[User talk:Grabadora304|talk]]) 16:55, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
Currently adding transcript. [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 16:38, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
:Did top row. Feel free to format it differently. [[User:SilverMagpie|SilverMagpie]] ([[User talk:SilverMagpie|talk]]) 16:42, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
::''Screams in edit conflicts.'' [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 16:53, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
:::Okay, I've normalized the formatting to what seems to be the standard: uniform indent with ":".[[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 16:57, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

AFAIK In normal (British) usage the phrase is "In my humble opinion" and I have heard it said, when someone prefaces their contribution with IMHO it is rarely humble but is definitely an opinion. [[User:RIIW - Ponder it|RIIW - Ponder it]] ([[User talk:RIIW - Ponder it|talk]]) 16:47, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Talk:1989: IMHO

2018-05-04T16:57:31Z

Chbs: Fixed formatting

I mean, the dress is b&w if you have one of the forms of colorblindness. Although, what colors ''is'' it? [[User:SilverMagpie|SilverMagpie]] ([[User talk:SilverMagpie|talk]]) 16:33, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
: The gold/black part is 61522F hex and the white/blue part is 8190B2 hex. [[User:Grabadora304|Grabadora304]] ([[User talk:Grabadora304|talk]]) 16:55, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
Currently adding transcript. [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 16:38, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
:Did top row. Feel free to format it differently. [[User:SilverMagpie|SilverMagpie]] ([[User talk:SilverMagpie|talk]]) 16:42, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
::''Screams in edit conflicts.'' [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 16:53, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
:::Okay, I've normalized the formatting to what seems to be the standard: uniform indent with ":".

AFAIK In normal (British) usage the phrase is "In my humble opinion" and I have heard it said, when someone prefaces their contribution with IMHO it is rarely humble but is definitely an opinion. [[User:RIIW - Ponder it|RIIW - Ponder it]] ([[User talk:RIIW - Ponder it|talk]]) 16:47, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Talk:1989: IMHO

2018-05-04T16:56:59Z

Chbs:

I mean, the dress is b&w if you have one of the forms of colorblindness. Although, what colors ''is'' it? [[User:SilverMagpie|SilverMagpie]] ([[User talk:SilverMagpie|talk]]) 16:33, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
: The gold/black part is 61522F hex and the white/blue part is 8190B2 hex. [[User:Grabadora304|Grabadora304]] ([[User talk:Grabadora304|talk]]) 16:55, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
Currently adding transcript. [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 16:38, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
:Did top row. Feel free to format it differently. [[User:SilverMagpie|SilverMagpie]] ([[User talk:SilverMagpie|talk]]) 16:42, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
::*Screams in edit conflicts.* [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 16:53, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
:::Okay, I've normalized the formatting to what seems to be the standard: uniform indent with ":".

AFAIK In normal (British) usage the phrase is "In my humble opinion" and I have heard it said, when someone prefaces their contribution with IMHO it is rarely humble but is definitely an opinion. [[User:RIIW - Ponder it|RIIW - Ponder it]] ([[User talk:RIIW - Ponder it|talk]]) 16:47, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

1989: IMHO

2018-05-04T16:55:48Z

Chbs: /* Transcript */ Oops, and formatting.

{{comic
| number = 1989
| date = May 4, 2018
| title = IMHO
| image = imho.png
| titletext = "Ugh, TMI." "Yeah, that's some tantalizing meat info."
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
The conversation begins with a reference to the controversy between whether the H in IMHO (In my honest/humble opinion) stands for "honest" or "humble". Some older internet users, including Cueball, use it to mean "humble", which Cueball references as being the norm in the 1990s. However, many younger internet users, including, apparently, Ponytail, use it to mean "honest", which became the norm after another SMS abbreviation, TBH (To be honest) became popular c. 2011. However, the joke veers into absurdity with Ponytail sharing her unusual opinions on other internet controversies, including:

Believing the G in GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is silent, as opposed to the two main camps claiming it should be a hard or a soft G.

Believing a viral picture of a dress that appears black and blue to some people and white and gold to others is actually black and white.

Using tabs after periods, instead of the two main opposing camps of using either one or two s, referring to both the common programmingargument whether to indent with 4 s or a tab, and the 2 s or 1 after the period argument.

In the title text, another incorrect belief Ponytail has is believing TMI to be "Tantalizing Meat Info," as opposed to Too Much Information.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

:[Cueball, Megan, and Ponytail stand together, talking.]
:Cueball: I thought the "H" in "IMHO" was "Humble." But Buzzfeed ran a poll and "Honest" won.
:Megan: That can't be true. Their readers are messing with us.

:Ponytail: Are you sure? I've always used it to mean "Honest,"
:Megan: ... What?!

:[Close up of Cueball holding a phone. A box with usage of "IMHO" and "TBH" from Google Trends shows "TBH" suddenly rising in 2011, with a second spike in 2014.]
:Cueball: It was definitely "Humble" in the 1990s.
:Cueball: Maybe people who picked it up after the rise of "TBH" in 2011 interpreted it as "Honest" and used it that way.

:[Cueball, Megan, and Ponytail as before.]
:Megan: I can't get over this. What other wrong opinions do you have?
:Megan: The "G" in "G-I-F"?
:Ponytail: Silent.

:[Close up of Ponytail, with Megan talking from offscreen.]
:Megan: The "S" in "SMDH"?
:Ponytail: Swallowing.
:Megan: The "G" in "OMG"?
:Ponytail: "Giantess" or "Genitals".

:[Cueball, Megan, and Ponytail as before.]
:Megan: The Dress?
:Ponytail: Black and White.
:Megan: Is the database language "Sequel" or "Ess Cue Ell"?
:Ponytail: I've always said "Squill".

:Cueball: Okay, the big one: how many spaces after a period?
:Ponytail: None; I use tabs.
:Cueball: OMG.
:Megan: Yeah, mine too.

{{comic discussion}}

1989: IMHO

2018-05-04T16:54:43Z

Chbs: /* Transcript */ Added transcript!

{{comic
| number = 1989
| date = May 4, 2018
| title = IMHO
| image = imho.png
| titletext = "Ugh, TMI." "Yeah, that's some tantalizing meat info."
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
The conversation begins with a reference to the controversy between whether the H in IMHO (In my honest/humble opinion) stands for "honest" or "humble". Some older internet users, including Cueball, use it to mean "humble", which Cueball references as being the norm in the 1990s. However, many younger internet users, including, apparently, Ponytail, use it to mean "honest", which became the norm after another SMS abbreviation, TBH (To be honest) became popular c. 2011. However, the joke veers into absurdity with Ponytail sharing her unusual opinions on other internet controversies, including:

Believing the G in GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is silent, as opposed to the two main camps claiming it should be a hard or a soft G.

Believing a viral picture of a dress that appears black and blue to some people and white and gold to others is actually black and white.

Using tabs after periods, instead of the two main opposing camps of using either one or two s, referring to both the common programmingargument whether to indent with 4 s or a tab, and the 2 s or 1 after the period argument.

In the title text, another incorrect belief Ponytail has is believing TMI to be "Tantalizing Meat Info," as opposed to Too Much Information.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

[Cueball, Megan, and Ponytail stand together, talking.]
Cueball: I thought the "H" in "IMHO" was "Humble." But Buzzfeed ran a poll and "Honest" won.
Megan: That can't be true. Their readers are messing with us.

Ponytail: Are you sure? I've always used it to mean "Honest,"
Megan: ... What?!

[Close up of Cueball holding a phone. A box with usage of "IMHO" and "TBH" from Google Trends shows "TBH" suddenly rising in 2011, with a second spike in 2014.]
Cueball: It was definitely "Humble" in the 1990s.
Cueball: Maybe people who picked it up after the rise of "TBH" in 2011 interpreted it as "Honest" and used it that way.

[Cueball, Megan, and Ponytail as before.]
Megan: I can't get over this. What other wrong opinions do you have?
Megan: The "G" in "G-I-F"?
Ponytail: Silent.

[Close up of Ponytail, with Megan talking from offscreen.]
Megan: The "S" in "SMDH"?
Ponytail: Swallowing.
Megan: The "G" in "OMG"?
Ponytail: "Giantess" or "Genitals".

[Cueball, Megan, and Ponytail as before.]
Megan: The Dress?
Ponytail: Black and White.
Megan: Is the database language "Sequel" or "Ess Cue Ell"?
Ponytail: I've always said "Squill".

Cueball: Okay, the big one: how many spaces after a period?
Ponytail: None; I use tabs.
Cueball: OMG.
Megan: Yeah, mine too.

{{comic discussion}}

Talk:1989: IMHO

2018-05-04T16:53:00Z

Chbs:

I mean, the dress is b&w if you have one of the forms of colorblindness. Although, what colors ''is'' it? [[User:SilverMagpie|SilverMagpie]] ([[User talk:SilverMagpie|talk]]) 16:33, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Currently adding transcript. [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 16:38, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
:Did top row. Feel free to format it differently. [[User:SilverMagpie|SilverMagpie]] ([[User talk:SilverMagpie|talk]]) 16:42, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
::Screams in edit conflicts. [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 16:53, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

AFAIK In normal (British) usage the phrase is "In my humble opinion" and I have heard it said, when someone prefaces their contribution with IMHO it is rarely humble but is definitely an opinion. [[User:RIIW - Ponder it|RIIW - Ponder it]] ([[User talk:RIIW - Ponder it|talk]]) 16:47, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Talk:1989: IMHO

2018-05-04T16:38:01Z

Chbs:

Talk:1987: Python Environment

2018-04-30T17:07:34Z

Chbs: Added break

Now you can see why the BOT is written in PERL;). But I have to be honest, there are also different versions causing similar problems... --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 14:26, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Currently working on a table with everything. Note: Programs are boxed, and file paths are just strings. [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 14:44, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
:I never will understand why you guys always create tables...--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 15:59, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
::Convention? IDK. [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 17:06, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

"using sudo to install python packages" is probably a reference to the "(Misc folders owned by root)" [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 17:06, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

I swear every so often Randall just releases a comic like this to mess with us...
Just in case the last few ones have been too easy. [[User:Linker|Linker]] ([[User talk:Linker|talk]]) 14:58, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Created by a PYTHON script (well actually PERL but that's besides the point (I know a lot of people who would fight you over that comment)) - why would people fight me over this comment? [[User:Zachweix|Zachweix]] ([[User talk:Zachweix|talk]]) 15:25, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
:Only in the sense of "How dare you imply that python and perl are interchangeable!" [[User:Cgrimes85|Cgrimes85]] ([[User talk:Cgrimes85|talk]]) 16:06, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
:I've removed the "lot of people". Comments are going here. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 15:58, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
:They aren't interchangeable, but in respect to the comment above it is besides the point [[User:Zachweix|Zachweix]] ([[User talk:Zachweix|talk]]) 16:22, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Isn't the joke that installing multiple versions of Python has resulted in a Byzantine set of $path declarations, pointing all over the place? The title-text/alt-text reference to nuclear waste does not seem like the central joke, but merely compares the difficulty of cleanup. [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 16:25, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

May a file system which uses HashIDs for version tracking allow files stored anywhere within that file system to be accessible by only referencing their hash, without the use of paths? Seems like "folders" are not as useful as relational tags would be. [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 16:25, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Talk:1987: Python Environment

2018-04-30T17:06:52Z

Chbs:

Now you can see why the BOT is written in PERL;). But I have to be honest, there are also different versions causing similar problems... --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 14:26, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Currently working on a table with everything. Note: Programs are boxed, and file paths are just strings. [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 14:44, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
:I never will understand why you guys always create tables...--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 15:59, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
::Convention? IDK. [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 17:06, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

"using sudo to install python packages" is probably a reference to the "(Misc folders owned by root)" [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 17:06, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
I swear every so often Randall just releases a comic like this to mess with us...
Just in case the last few ones have been too easy. [[User:Linker|Linker]] ([[User talk:Linker|talk]]) 14:58, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Created by a PYTHON script (well actually PERL but that's besides the point (I know a lot of people who would fight you over that comment)) - why would people fight me over this comment? [[User:Zachweix|Zachweix]] ([[User talk:Zachweix|talk]]) 15:25, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
:Only in the sense of "How dare you imply that python and perl are interchangeable!" [[User:Cgrimes85|Cgrimes85]] ([[User talk:Cgrimes85|talk]]) 16:06, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
:I've removed the "lot of people". Comments are going here. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 15:58, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
:They aren't interchangeable, but in respect to the comment above it is besides the point [[User:Zachweix|Zachweix]] ([[User talk:Zachweix|talk]]) 16:22, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Isn't the joke that installing multiple versions of Python has resulted in a Byzantine set of $path declarations, pointing all over the place? The title-text/alt-text reference to nuclear waste does not seem like the central joke, but merely compares the difficulty of cleanup. [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 16:25, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

May a file system which uses HashIDs for version tracking allow files stored anywhere within that file system to be accessible by only referencing their hash, without the use of paths? Seems like "folders" are not as useful as relational tags would be. [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 16:25, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

1987: Python Environment

2018-04-30T14:59:00Z

Chbs: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1987
| date = April 30, 2018
| title = Python Environment
| image = python_environment.png
| titletext = The Python environmental protection agency wants to seal it in a cement chamber, with pictoral messages to future civilizations warning them about the danger of using sudo to install random Python packages.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a PYTHON script (well actually PERL but that's besides the point (I know a lot of people who would fight you over that comment)) - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

The title text may refer to the philosophical debate surrounding the construction of warning features around [[wikipedia:Waste_Isolation_Pilot_Plant#Warning_messages_for_future_humans|WIPP]] site in New Mexico, and other nuclear waste disposal sites. These would have to last tens of thousands of years, longer than any known human-made structure or language to date.

{|
! style="text-align:left;"| Text
! Explanation
|-
| $PATH
| $PATH refers to the PATH environment variable, which determines where to search for executable files. In this case, it indicates that the pip, Homebrew Python (2.7), and OSX's pre-installed Python are accessible on path, with ~/newenv/ and a mysterious ???? as part of PATH.
|-
| pip
| pip is the Python package management system, and is used to install and manage python packages. As it is written in Python, it requires Python to run. It leads to easy_install, Homebrew Python (2.7), "(misc folders owned by root)", and ????.
|-
| Homebrew Python (2.7)
| Homebrew is the de facto standard OSX package manager. Homebrew Python (2.7) is the Python 2 version installed through Homebrew. This leads to Python.org binary (2.6) and /usr/local/Cellar.
|-
| OS Python
| Apple bundles an (out of date) version of Python with OSX. This only leads to ????.
|-
| ????
|
|-
| easy_install
|
|-
| Anaconda Python
|
|-
| Homebrew Python (3.6)
| As of the creation of the comic, Python 3.6 is the current stable version of Python.
|-
| (Misc folders owned by root)
|
|-
| /usr/local/Cellar
|
|-
| /usr/local/opt
|
|-
| /(A bunch of items with "Frameworks" in them somewhere)/
|
|-
| $PYTHONPATH
|
|-
| Another pip??
|
|-
| Python.org binary
|
|-
| ~/python/
|
|-
| ~/newenv/
|
|-
| /usr/local/lib/python3.6
|
|-
| /usr/local/lib/python2.7
|
|}

==Transcript==
A single panel depicting a complicated flowchart.

{| class="wikitable"
!Item
!Preceded by
!Followed by
!Description
|-
|$PYTHONPATH
|'Nothing'
|EASY_INSTALL, ANACONDA PYTHON, HOMEBREW PYTHON (3.6), ANOTHER PIP??
|
|-
|EASY_INSTALL
|$PYTHONPATH
|ANACONDA PYTHON, HOMEBREW PYTHON (2.7), PIP
|
|-
|PIP
|EASY_INSTALL, $PATH
|EASY_INSTALL, HOMEBREW PYTHON (2.7), (MISC FOLDERS OWNED BY ROOT), ????
|
|}

Caption: My Python environment has become so degraded that my laptop has been declared a superfund site.

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Computers]]
[[Category:Programming]]
[[Category:Flowcharts]]

1987: Python Environment

2018-04-30T14:58:38Z

Chbs: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1987
| date = April 30, 2018
| title = Python Environment
| image = python_environment.png
| titletext = The Python environmental protection agency wants to seal it in a cement chamber, with pictoral messages to future civilizations warning them about the danger of using sudo to install random Python packages.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a PYTHON script (well actually PERL but that's besides the point (I know a lot of people who would fight you over that comment)) - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

The title text may refer to the philosophical debate surrounding the construction of warning features around [[wikipedia:Waste_Isolation_Pilot_Plant#Warning_messages_for_future_humans|WIPP]] site in New Mexico, and other nuclear waste disposal sites. These would have to last tens of thousands of years, longer than any known human-made structure or language to date.

Programs are boxed, and

{|
! style="text-align:left;"| Text
! Explanation
|-
| $PATH
| $PATH refers to the PATH environment variable, which determines where to search for executable files. In this case, it indicates that the pip, Homebrew Python (2.7), and OSX's pre-installed Python are accessible on path, with ~/newenv/ and a mysterious ???? as part of PATH.
|-
| pip
| pip is the Python package management system, and is used to install and manage python packages. As it is written in Python, it requires Python to run. It leads to easy_install, Homebrew Python (2.7), "(misc folders owned by root)", and ????.
|-
| Homebrew Python (2.7)
| Homebrew is the de facto standard OSX package manager. Homebrew Python (2.7) is the Python 2 version installed through Homebrew. This leads to Python.org binary (2.6) and /usr/local/Cellar.
|-
| OS Python
| Apple bundles an (out of date) version of Python with OSX. This only leads to ????.
|-
| ????
|
|-
| easy_install
|
|-
| Anaconda Python
|
|-
| Homebrew Python (3.6)
| As of the creation of the comic, Python 3.6 is the current stable version of Python.
|-
| (Misc folders owned by root)
|
|-
| /usr/local/Cellar
|
|-
| /usr/local/opt
|
|-
| /(A bunch of items with "Frameworks" in them somewhere)/
|
|-
| $PYTHONPATH
|
|-
| Another pip??
|
|-
| Python.org binary
|
|-
| ~/python/
|
|-
| ~/newenv/
|
|-
| /usr/local/lib/python3.6
|
|-
| /usr/local/lib/python2.7
|
|}

==Transcript==
A single panel depicting a complicated flowchart.

{| class="wikitable"
!Item
!Preceded by
!Followed by
!Description
|-
|$PYTHONPATH
|'Nothing'
|EASY_INSTALL, ANACONDA PYTHON, HOMEBREW PYTHON (3.6), ANOTHER PIP??
|
|-
|EASY_INSTALL
|$PYTHONPATH
|ANACONDA PYTHON, HOMEBREW PYTHON (2.7), PIP
|
|-
|PIP
|EASY_INSTALL, $PATH
|EASY_INSTALL, HOMEBREW PYTHON (2.7), (MISC FOLDERS OWNED BY ROOT), ????
|
|}

Caption: My Python environment has become so degraded that my laptop has been declared a superfund site.

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Computers]]
[[Category:Programming]]
[[Category:Flowcharts]]

1987: Python Environment

2018-04-30T14:57:58Z

Chbs: /* Explanation */ Added table with all nodes

{{comic
| number = 1987
| date = April 30, 2018
| title = Python Environment
| image = python_environment.png
| titletext = The Python environmental protection agency wants to seal it in a cement chamber, with pictoral messages to future civilizations warning them about the danger of using sudo to install random Python packages.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a PYTHON script (well actually PERL but that's besides the point (I know a lot of people who would fight you over that comment)) - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

The title text may refer to the philosophical debate surrounding the construction of warning features around [[wikipedia:Waste_Isolation_Pilot_Plant#Warning_messages_for_future_humans|WIPP]] site in New Mexico, and other nuclear waste disposal sites. These would have to last tens of thousands of years, longer than any known human-made structure or language to date.

Programs are boxed, and

{|
! style="text-align:left;"| Text
! Explanation
|-
| $PATH
| $PATH refers to the PATH environment variable, which determines where to search for executable files. In this case, it indicates that the pip, Homebrew Python (2.7), and OSX's pre-installed Python are accessible on path, with ~/newenv/ and a mysterious ???? as part of PATH.
|-
| pip
| pip is the Python package management system, and is used to install and manage python packages. As it is written in Python, it requires Python to run. It leads to easy_install, Homebrew Python (2.7), "(misc folders owned by root)", and ????.
|-
| Homebrew Python (2.7)
| Homebrew is the de facto standard OSX package manager. Homebrew Python (2.7) is the Python 2 version installed through Homebrew. This leads to Python.org binary (2.6) and /usr/local/Cellar.
|-
| OS Python
| Apple bundles an (out of date) version of Python with OSX. This only leads to ????.
|-
| ????
|
|-
| easy_install
|
|-
| Anaconda Python
|
|-
| Homebrew Python (3.6)
| As of the creation of the comic, Python 3.6 is the current stable version of Python.
|-
| (Misc folders owned by root)
|
|-
| /usr/local/Cellar
|
|-
| /usr/local/opt
|
|-
| /(A bunch of items with "Frameworks" in them somewhere)/
|
|-
| $PYTHONPATH
|
|-
| Another pip??
|
|-
| Python.org binary
|
|-
| ~/python/
|
|-
| ~/newenv/
|
|-
| /usr/local/lib/python3.6
|
|-
| /usr/local/lib/python2.7
|
}

==Transcript==
A single panel depicting a complicated flowchart.

{| class="wikitable"
!Item
!Preceded by
!Followed by
!Description
|-
|$PYTHONPATH
|'Nothing'
|EASY_INSTALL, ANACONDA PYTHON, HOMEBREW PYTHON (3.6), ANOTHER PIP??
|
|-
|EASY_INSTALL
|$PYTHONPATH
|ANACONDA PYTHON, HOMEBREW PYTHON (2.7), PIP
|
|-
|PIP
|EASY_INSTALL, $PATH
|EASY_INSTALL, HOMEBREW PYTHON (2.7), (MISC FOLDERS OWNED BY ROOT), ????
|
|}

Caption: My Python environment has become so degraded that my laptop has been declared a superfund site.

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Computers]]
[[Category:Programming]]
[[Category:Flowcharts]]

Talk:1987: Python Environment

2018-04-30T14:45:15Z

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Talk:1987: Python Environment

2018-04-30T14:44:47Z

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