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Containers would seem to solve the isolation part of the problem, but dependency management is not something containers can deal with effectively.

• antpls 8y ago
  Big monolithic Python projects will face dependency issues for sure. However, softwares structured into simpler, smaller components, using the right languages for the right tasks, will probably have simpler dependencies for each modules. That's what Go and tools like Bazel allows for : static builds, which forces to modularize the project into smaller independent components. In case of static builds, the protocol between components is the C ABI, or an RPC protocol, but it could be a mesh of microservices too. What is currently happening with the explosions of tools with Python is the result (take it with a grain of salt, only my opinion) of people only working with Python and not exploring enough outside of it
  • aprdm 8y ago
    Can you give practical examples of what you are mentioning? Like, how to achieve ""static builds"" with python? Got me interested!
    • xapata 8y ago
      Dropbox does this for their Windows client, I think.