Question about Python version for RDKit install
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I noticed that in our directions the instructions (https://molssi-seamm.github.io/seamm/installation.html) for installing rdkit give this command:
conda create -c rdkit -n <env_name> python=3.6.1 rdkit
The stable Python version is 3.9.6. RdKit documentation doesn't mention using Python 3.6. Is this Python version something that should be updated, or is pinning the Python version a necessity? We could just say "python" rather than "python=3.6.1".
Additionally, source activate, which is also used on the page is older syntax. I believe conda activate is preferred.
Somehow you are looking at an older version of the documentation ... perhaps a bookmark. If you click on Main SEAMM documentation at the bottom of the navigation bar on the left, it will take you to the current version. The installation is under the User documentation (https://molssi-seamm.github.io/users/installation/index.html) but should probably be brought up to the top-level for visibility.
ah! you are in the documentation for the SEAMM module, which is indeed wrong. Sorry for being confused!
This is the problem with having 2 or 3 things names "SEAMM": the whole environment, the main module, and typically the GUI itself is "SEAMM". Ufff.
Ah, got it. What is the purpose of this documentation for the SEAMM module. Do we still need it?
The bulk of it is the documentation of the module ... methods, etc. which is the developer documentation. It is the README and other human-generated files that need tweaking. Probably all or most of our ~20 repositories. Oh joy!