The alternative to Conda style python environments is to use Python's virtual environment approach. There is an environment module on all HPC clusters named: python/3.12.7 that can be used.

Set up a Python virtual environment by running python -m venv venv to create the virtual environment. Then activate it using one of the following options.

IDLE also has no concept of a project, and thus no provisions for working with a Python virtual environment.

Astral's uv utility simplifies and speeds up working with Python virtual environments. But it has some other superpowers, too: it lets you run Python packages and programs without having to ...

Microsoft's dev team for Python in Visual Studio Code has simplified the project setup experience for its main extension along with many other improvements in the regular monthly update, this for ...

Ubuntu is a free computer system, like Windows or macOS, but it’s built by a community. It’s great for programmers because it’s very flexible and has lots of tools already built-in that help you code.