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This article is just a reminder that it may be impossible to fix the nightmare that is pythons packaging system. I'll save the python rant but this kind of soft
by sigmonsays 8y ago
This article is just a reminder that it may be impossible to fix the nightmare that is pythons packaging system. I'll save the python rant but this kind of software just further fragments and damages pythons reputation.
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- erikb 8y agoHonestly it's a nightmare in every language. And I found in comparison to most other languages I've worked with (Java, Ruby, PHP, Golang) I actually feel it's done quite well. It's a super complex topic, it needs leadership support so that you can get a reasonable percentage of the community to drill down on one solution instead of having 4-5 competing ones, but it also needs a lot of in-depth insights, which is kind of opposite to leadership which requires a top-down view.
- strzibny 8y agoI always felt like RubyGems is mostly done right. And not just packaging itself, it's also easy to host your own gems and combine sources with upstream for example. What is that pipenv made better than RubyGems for you?
- unixhero 8y agoI see your point. Python however does not have a bad reputation. It's very positively perceived.