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...and yet there's tons of Python packaged in traditional distributions including Django. Nix promises to solve exactly this problem... so it's not clear what
by goodpoint 3y ago
...and yet there's tons of Python packaged in traditional distributions including Django.
Nix promises to solve exactly this problem... so it's not clear what the real benefit of Nix is.
EDIT: a rain of silent downvotes?
- the_gipsy 3y agoNix hasn't been a benefit when working with python for me, but again, python is the outlier. It has been a benefit for projects in other languages. I guess the reason is because python packaging/tooling varies wildly between projects, and there are a lot of bindings. BTW a colleague was setting up the python project on a non-nix machine, and also had problems with dependencies, and ultimately had to do some nasty workarounds (disabling deps/features). To me, it seems endemic.
- earthling8118 3y agoThere's plenty of python packaged in nixpkgs too. It doesn't mean that it isn't a dumpster fire disaster. Dealing with it has been trouble with every other distro I've used. It isn't just a nix problem. If anything I think the situation is improved.