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What's wrong with python for this use case?

• d3Xt3r 5mo ago
  I'm fine with the language, I just don't like its dependency ecosystem. I don't mind using it for quick-and-dirty single-file scripts, but once a python project reaches a certain level of complexity, you start relying on external libraries and before you know it, you now have to maintain this messy behemoth of a project with a gazillion dependencies, breakages and potential vulnerabilities up the chain... just thinking about it gives me a headache.
  • kernalix7 5mo ago
    yeah.. I also agreed with that. so I'll optimize the code continuously and lower the dependency on python. but for now I'll keep it because of some benefits.
  • romanroe 5mo ago
    Doesn't this apply to every language? You always will rely on external libraries once a project reaches a certain level.
    • thetoon 5mo ago
      Certainly not those where you need to reimplement everything yourself, at least ;)
    • Induane 5mo ago
      Python has nothing on the sprawl of nodejs packages. It is a fair criticism and some languages do fare better than others. Python is kind of in the middle there in my opinion. It's pretty easy to keep a relatively simple dependency graph with a little bit of discipline.