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Re:From Python to Lua: Why We Switched by x0x0 on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @03:25PM (#10975747)
those handle python deps ok, but not lib dependencies, at least last time I was forced to use it. If your company has a mix of older and newer projects, you'll end up with eg conflicting dependencies on libxml.

My solution was to docker all the things. It made my life so much better; you could simultaneously run multiple services on the same box without awful fragile hacks.

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Re:From Python to Lua: Why We Switched by brimworks on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @05:10PM (#10976559)
Docker is a great tool, but not all customers will have that available to them, and the docker experience isn't great for customers on Windows/Mac since they have to run Linux in a VM, which means the agent would have the footprint of an entire OS on those platforms.
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Re:From Python to Lua: Why We Switched by icebraining on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @06:30PM (#10977081)
You can bundle libxml.so and such and load it from your directory. Docker is certainly an option, but it's like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
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