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This is really great. One of the most daunting aspects of learning a new language has almost nothing to do with the language and much more to do with the surrou
by rgrieselhuber 15y ago
This is really great. One of the most daunting aspects of learning a new language has almost nothing to do with the language and much more to do with the surrounding artifacts (package managers, frameworks, etc.)
In almost any language community there is usually an established set of best practices and tools but this can be a quickly moving target, which leaves behind a confusing array of deprecated tools and frameworks that were once the community's preferred way of doing things. Having a running document that keeps everyone up to date helps immensely with adoption. I'd love to see something similar for other communities.
- perfunctory 15y agoI'd rather like to see the target slow down.
- perfunctory 15y agoWhat's wrong with my comment? Yes, python has a very confusing landscape of package management tools and practices, and indeed it's a quickly moving target. But documenting this mess is not the best solution because than the very documentation becomes a quickly moving target. Package management is not the most difficult problem in the world, is it. The python community should just be a little bolder about breaking backward compatibility.
- guga31bb 15y agoIf your original comment was downvoted (I did not vote one way or another), it was probably because it contributed little. Saying you'd "like to see" something without saying why (as in your parent comment) doesn't tend to generate discussion.
- obtu 15y agoThere's a hitchhiker's guide to packaging that covers all aspects of the package lifecycle very well: http://guide.python-distribute.org/ http://guide.python-distribute.org/ In fact I'm a bit annoyed at seeing this new effort reuse the name, because the hitchhiker's guide to packaging has great content and is getting some well-deserved name recognition. The official Python wiki is another good place to learn and write guides about the ecosystem.
- kenneth_reitz 15y agoThe names are both equally original (e.g. stolen from Douglas Adams). The packaging guide is fantastic, and will be heavily linked to.