Add support for Linux to the python task (Pyenv)
pior opened this issue · comments
The python
task installs pyenv with Homebrew if it's not already installed.
This will fail on linux.
As discussed IRL:
Let's:
- on macOS: install
pyenv
withhomebrew
. - on linux: fail and send a message to tell the user how we would suggest they should install
pyenv
.
What about looking for the Pythons installed by the OS?
I never need to use pyenv.
If you're add a specific requirement for the python version, something like:
up:
- python: 3.6.5
We could hope the os would give us this specific version but there's close to chance it would work
So I guess this suggestion is linked to #199, which says that we should not over-specify the python version.
We should discuss this. We need to consider:
- how to make DevBuddy super useful on Linux
- keep compatibility with Shopify Dev
Counter-point to my idea of using system Python: debian/ubuntu Python maintainer backport patches, so «Python X.Y.Z» is not an exact spec, and local behaviour may not match CI or server environment. Using pyenv/pythonz is needed for reproducibility.
【For context, I am finally testing bud on a personal project; makefiles are awful, and a collection of shell scripts isn’t great either (lots of copying + shell code is bad + doesn’t work for people with Mac). To start quickly I wanted to avoid pyenv, as I am quite happy with system python and virtualenvwrapper, but it is not proving easy.】