Python itself confuses sources and outputs in that not every package has consumable source tarballs— for some packages the only way to get static metadata on de

Python itself confuses sources and outputs in that not every package has consumable source tarballs— for some packages the only way to get static metadata on dependencies is by starting a build as if to get a binary output. Native dependencies are not really handled except in an ad-hoc way, either. If you want to import Python packages into a real packaging system, you are confronted with the tools whether you want to be or not.