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you need to take advice with a grain of salt. Python is fine for CLI tools, just like Go is fine for them. If you know Python, that weird statement in the artic
by harel 5y ago
you need to take advice with a grain of salt. Python is fine for CLI tools, just like Go is fine for them. If you know Python, that weird statement in the article was not for you. I honestly don't get what the problem is. You know Python? You use it for CLI? Power to ya. You know Go? Use it for CLI? Power to ya too.
- number6 5y agoI am working with python full-time. I can package a cli so it works on other systems, but I always envied go - just compiles to one file with no dependencies. This makes it a much better choice for cli apps or portable apps. Hey you can always use docker for shipping /s
- harel 5y agoGo is a different animal, and yes it has superb packaging. Shipping a binary is a beautiful thing. I remember windows has some packager for Python creates exe files (pyInstaller?). Maybe it's time for a universal binary executable for python....