[$] Convergence in the pip and conda worlds?

The discussions about the world of Python packaging and theproblems caused by its disparate tools and incompatible ecosystems arestill ongoing. Last week, we looked at thebeginnings of the conversation in mid-November, as the discussionturned toward a possible convergence between two of the majorpackage-management players: pip and conda. There are numerousbarriers to bringing the two closer together, inertia not least, but theadvantages for users of both, as well as new users to come, could besubstantial.