Only manually install if no conda

Author: derailed-dash

src/AoC_2024/Dazbo's_Advent_of_Code_2024.ipynb

@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@
    "source": [
     "## Install External Dependencies\n",
     "\n",
+    "Install required OS packages. These cannot be installed with pip. BUT they _can_ be installed with Conda. So we only need to install using a shell command if we're not using Conda.\n",
+    "\n",
     "- [ffmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/): in order to render video output, i.e. for visualisations.\n",
     "- graphviz: for visualising graphs\n",
     "\n",
@@ -196,7 +198,9 @@
     "if is_connected():\n",
     "    for app_install, app_exec in apps:\n",
     "        if not check_installed(app_exec):\n",
-    "            install_software(app_install)"
+    "            if not is_conda_available():\n",
+    "                # No Conda, so install manually\n",
+    "                install_software(app_install)"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -216,7 +220,7 @@
     "                jupyterlab-lsp ipykernel ipywidgets \\\n",
     "                matplotlib pandas networkx sympy scipy \\\n",
     "                colorama python-dotenv tqdm \\\n",
-    "                python-graphviz\n",
+    "                python-graphviz ffmpeg # Conda-only installs\n",
     "    else:\n",
     "        print(\"Conda not installed. Installing with pip...\")\n",
     "        %pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir \\\n",
@@ -226,7 +230,7 @@
     "                python-graphviz\n",
     "    \n",
     "    print(\"Installing with pip...\")\n",
-    "    %pip install dazbo-commons\n",
+    "    %pip install dazbo-commons # Pip-only installs\n",
     "else:\n",
     "    print(\"Poor connectivity. Run when you're connected.\")"
    ]