https://liatas.com/tags/uv/Recent content in Uv on Chris LiatasHugoen-usTue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0300https://liatas.com/posts/anaconda-vs-pyenv-pipenv/Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:18:18 +0300https://liatas.com/posts/anaconda-vs-pyenv-pipenv/<div class="headerclaim">Updated for 2026. Examples assume Linux (Ubuntu 22.04+) or macOS (incl. Apple Silicon) with a bash/zsh shell; adapt paths for your OS.</div> <aside class="callout"> <h5 class="callout__title"><svg class="callout__icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><polyline points="23 4 23 10 17 10"/><polyline points="1 20 1 14 7 14"/><path d="M3.51 9a9 9 0 0 1 14.85-3.36L23 10M1 14l4.64 4.36A9 9 0 0 0 20.49 15"/></svg><span>2018 → 2026 update</span> </h5> <div class="callout__body"><p>This post originally compared Anaconda with a <code>pyenv + pipenv</code> setup. Since then the landscape changed twice over: Python 2 reached end-of-life, <a href="https://www.anaconda.com/pricing">Anaconda&rsquo;s terms</a> pushed many to the community <a href="https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge">Miniforge</a> build, and <a href="https://docs.astral.sh/uv/"><strong>uv</strong></a> arrived and largely collapsed the <code>pyenv + pipenv + virtualenv + pip</code> stack into a single fast tool. The three approaches below are all still valid — pick by use case.</p>