> what makes this so difficult to solve in Python? I think the answer is the same thing that makes it difficult to make a good package manager for C++. When a

> what makes this so difficult to solve in Python? I think the answer is the same thing that makes it difficult to make a good package manager for C++. When a language doesn't start with decent package management, it becomes really hard to retrofit a good one later in the lifespan of that language. Everyone can see "this sucks" but there's simply no good route to change the status quo. I think Java is the one language I've seen that has successfully done the switch.