What is the difference between installing a package using pip vs. apt-get?

Question

I\'m trying to deploy a Django site on an Ubuntu machine. I need to install Psycopg2 and PIL but it seems that I\'m able to install them using either apt-get or using pip. Is th

Answer 1

Most answers to this question miss one of the advantages using apt-get:

apt-get is pre-compiled, which installs much faster than pip.

To install numpy, matplotlib, pandas, and other scipy-related modules, apt-get only takes seconds; pip can easily consume 10min+.

If you have root access and don't mind a little outdated versions, apt-get is the fast & worry-free way to go.