I don't understand why they can't all play along. Why can't pip packages be generic enough to be transformed into rpm/deb packages? Why can't a repository of th

I don't understand why they can't all play along. Why can't pip packages be generic enough to be transformed into rpm/deb packages? Why can't a repository of these packages be maintained with a comprehensive and up to date selection of packages for each OS? Why must everyone reinvent the wheel, but do so in an incomplete way?