Description: PIXI can be understood as blurring the line between a package/environment manager (e.g. conda) and lightweight containerization. Like conda, it manages dependencies and reproducible environments at the project level, but it does so with stricter locking, declarative configuration, and cross-platform determinism that more closely resembles container workflows. Unlike full containers (Docker/Singularity), PIXI does not virtualize the OS or filesystem; instead, it focuses on reproducible user-space environments with minimal overhead and faster iteration. In practice, it occupies a middle ground: more reproducible and structured than traditional environment managers, but lighter and less isolated than containers—raising the question of whether strict isolation is always necessary for scientific and development workflows.
Difficulty: Beginner
Date & Time: 21.05.2026 from 14.00 to 15.00
Language: English
Target audience: Data Scientists, Application Developers
Virtual location: ZOOM (only registered participants will see ZOOM link)
Organizer:
Lecturer:
| Name: | Luka Leskovec |
| Description: | Scientist and educationalist involved in theoretical physics and supercomputing |
| E-mail: | luka.leskovec@fmf.uni-lj.si |
