Issue
I noticed that i was reading a book mentioning to install numpy and opencv by way of apt-get
apt-get install python-numpy python-opencv
but i can find these in pip by:
pip search numpy
so this begs me to ask the question:
How do these package managers work? If i run pip install numpy will it install to the same directory as apt-get install python-numpy?
I was curious as to what the best way to do it would be if they are installed into different paths.
I want to say "just do it in pip" but its hard to justify since I dont know how each of the different package managers install things. Are they installed into different directories, but both are on the path to accessible python modules?
Solution
pip will work on a larger variety of stock systems/OS's, as opposed to apt-get which typically applies to Linux flavors. For example, apt-get is not available on OS X. You can use Homebrew to get it, but pip was the easiest way for me to install OpenCV. Check https://pypi.python.org/pypi/opencv-python/3.2.0.7 out. Anything in PyPI should be easier to install.
Answered By - Coby