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0 pointsjjcob5mo ago0 comments

Is Python still that bad? I remember the big problems were during the Python 2 -> Python 3 transition, but in the last few years I've managed to get away with a single Python install and haven't really had any compatibility issues.

I stick with Python.org packages for macOS, and the official Python packages on Ubuntu, and everything seems to work just fine.

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swiftcoder5mo ago

There are better tools for managing the madness, certainly. uv makes python management almost pleasant (sandboxing the whole environment by default is a wise choice).

NetMageSCW5mo ago

That sounds like a good way to greatly increase the disk and ram required for each tool or running copy of a tool or application. Almost as bad as turning everything into an Electron app.

swiftcoder5mo ago

You aren't wrong, but it's pretty much the only sane way to deal with an ecosystem that doesn't allow multiple versions of the same package to coexist - otherwise we're all stuck on the lowest common denominator of each configuration of packages

me-vs-cat5mo ago

It may sound that way to you, but it doesn't have that problem for me.

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0 pointsjjcob5mo ago0 comments

I stick with Python.org packages for macOS, and the official Python packages on Ubuntu, and everything seems to work just fine.

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swiftcoder5mo ago

There are better tools for managing the madness, certainly. uv makes python management almost pleasant (sandboxing the whole environment by default is a wise choice).

NetMageSCW5mo ago

That sounds like a good way to greatly increase the disk and ram required for each tool or running copy of a tool or application. Almost as bad as turning everything into an Electron app.

swiftcoder5mo ago

me-vs-cat5mo ago

It may sound that way to you, but it doesn't have that problem for me.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse