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SUMMARY:Seminar: Pixi - can it replace containers or is it just another en
 vironment manager?
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Luka Leskovec (IJS)\n\nDescription: PIXI can be unde
 rstood as blurring the line between a package/environment manager (e.g. co
 nda) and lightweight containerization. Like conda\, it manages dependencie
 s and reproducible environments at the project level\, but it does so with
  stricter locking\, declarative configuration\, and cross-platform determi
 nism that more closely resembles container workflows. Unlike full containe
 rs (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\, b
 ut lighter and less isolated than containers—raising the question of whe
 ther strict isolation is always necessary for scientific and development w
 orkflows.\nDifficulty: Beginner\nDate & Time: 21.05.2026  from 14.00 to 1
 5.00\nLanguage: English\nTarget audience: Data Scientists\, Application De
 velopers\nVirtual location: ZOOM (only registered participants will see ZO
 OM link)\nOrganizer:\n\nLecturer: \n\n\n\n\nName:\nLuka Leskovec\n\n\nDes
 cription:\nScientist and educationalist involved in theoretical physics an
 d supercomputing\n\n\nE-mail:\nluka.leskovec@fmf.uni-lj.si\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 \nhttps://indico.ijs.si/event/3727/
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