Python pip: Installing specific tags or versions from Github

Installing packages from pip is not just convenient, it’s also a requirement when working from a virtualenv. Unfortunately, there comes a time when installing a specific version of a package requires a little more finess–and often some mucking about on Github. While there are solutions to this dilemma, the cleanest and most concise one I’ve [...] Related posts:

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