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by PrivateButts 1441 days ago
We've been using pipenv + pyenv at work for years, and it's fine to be honest. On Linux, I don't really have a problem with either tool anymore, on Windows it's still a bit buggy. Most of it comes from the pipenv pyenv integration not working automatically. I'd try a couple and find what works best for your workflow.

Not saying python package management couldn't be better, but I think that a lot of pipenv's hate comes from earlier versions, and is a bit overblown.

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I should have mentioned that we have developers on Windows, MacOS, and Linux -- which is possibly where my frustration comes from with the struggles of integrating Windows as a development environment.
On macOS it’s pretty good, just requires a few extra packages and compiler flags for pyenv to work well.

I’ve found pipx to be the most reliable way to manage the installation of pipenv.