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Having to explain the concept of virtualenv is still a pain compared to local install à la node. "How do I make an exe" with my PyQT app is still a very hard q

Having to explain the concept of virtualenv is still a pain compared to local install à la node. "How do I make an exe" with my PyQT app is still a very hard question to answer. Web deployment is still hard in Python because of lack of general hosting support if you don't own your server. The situation is way better, and I'm very glad of the work done, but it has still a long way to go.

mwcampbell 10y ago
> Web deployment is still hard in Python because of lack of general hosting support if you don't own your server. Does conventional shared hosting actually matter anymore, for application developers as opposed to someone just running a WordPress site? Virtual private servers are just as cheap now.
- sametmax 10y ago
  Yes it does, because a lot of people needing to deploy tools are not dev.
jsmthrowaway 10y ago
> Web deployment is still hard in Python because of lack of general hosting support if you don't own your server. GAE? PythonAnywhere? Heroku? OpenShift? Docker-based stuff? https://wiki.python.org/moin/SpecializedCommercialHosts https://wiki.python.org/moin/SpecializedCommercialHosts maybe? https://wiki.python.org/moin/OtherCommercialHosts https://wiki.python.org/moin/OtherCommercialHosts if that wasn't enough?
- sametmax 10y ago
  0.1% if the commercial offer for PHP, and they all involve using the command line or know a bit about coding. Again, it's better, but many people I know run PHP business with zero coding knowledge. They upload to ftp scripts they bought on the web, and make a living out of it. Some are kids trying stuff. The little things matter.