Use uv / pixi?

[TomNicholas]

without much context, obligatory pixi endorsement comment

emerging from a rabbit hole (thanks @cisaacstern 😂) I'm floating around this decision framework for feedback:

• If you're starting a new Python package, use uv
• If you need to manage multiple Python virtual environments at a time, also use hatch
• If you need Conda-Forge in addition to PyPI distributions, also use pixi

More on topic, feel welcome to ping me if you'd like to assign any CI / packaging updates.

Originally posted by @maxrjones in #309 (comment)

[cisaacstern]

In general I think this decision framework makes sense, though (with the caveat that I've never used hatch environments) I might omit the middle bullet to make it just

• If you're starting a new Python package [and don't conda dependencies], use uv
• If you need Conda-Forge in addition to PyPI distributions, use pixi

Pixi will manage multiple environments for use in ci, and switching to pixi would mean being able to entirely remove the ci/ directory from this project, moving all of what's specified there into the pixi.toml manifest file, or put directly into the [tool.pixi] table of the pyproject.toml if you prefer.

[cisaacstern]

Pixi will manage multiple environments for use in ci, and switching to pixi would mean being able to entirely remove the ci/ directory from this project, moving all of what's specified there into the pixi.toml manifest file, or put directly into the [tool.pixi] table of the pyproject.toml if you prefer.

I've been meaning to help out with this project somehow, and if this is of interest, I could make a PR to demonstrate.

[maxrjones]

Pixi will manage multiple environments for use in ci, and switching to pixi would mean being able to entirely remove the ci/ directory from this project, moving all of what's specified there into the pixi.toml manifest file, or put directly into the [tool.pixi] table of the pyproject.toml if you prefer.

I've been meaning to help out with this project somehow, and if this is of interest, I could make a PR to demonstrate.

I expect that we'll want conda for some of the drivers, so pixi seems like a good option to me for virtualizarr. plus I'd be excited to learn from your PR 😄

[TomNicholas]

if this is of interest, I could make a PR to demonstrate.

This is definitely of interest, and I would love it if you could point us to how it should be done 😁

[cisaacstern]

Great to know! I'd love to share a PR showing how I'd approach it and get all of your feedback.

Are any other outstanding issues / PRs dependent on this, or are there any deadlines this is needed for?

I will try to get to it ASAP but want to make sure I don't accidentally miss some important context.

[TomNicholas]

Are any other outstanding issues / PRs dependent on this, or are there any deadlines this is needed for?

No none at all. It's already distributed through pip and conda, this would just be modernizing / a quality of life improvement.