Ask HN: Is Python dying?

Re:Ask HN: Is Python dying? by btreecat on Monday February 15, 2016 @11:35AM (#11104226)

I completely agree. Fixing the run time would be a large effort to addressing one of the big complaints.

However I want to see packaging addressed as well, if not first.

Unfortunately packaging has gotten so wonky, it is easier for me to shove my small projects into huge docker containers and liberate my sysadmins from maintaining virtual environments on servers. Servers that need to be rebuilt with more modern versions of gcc and other system libs.

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Re:Ask HN: Is Python dying? by vram22 on Monday February 15, 2016 @04:30PM (#11106168)

Interesting. What's the size / overhead of a Docker container? Not familiar with it, though know what it is, and that it is smaller than a complete VM.

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Re:Ask HN: Is Python dying? by actsasbuffoon on Monday February 15, 2016 @05:42PM (#11106621)

It depends on the Linux distribution you use. Using Alpine Linux as a base can keep the overhead as low as a few megabytes.

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Re:Ask HN: Is Python dying? by vram22 on Tuesday February 16, 2016 @01:59AM (#11108316)

Got it, thanks.

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Re:Ask HN: Is Python dying? by tanlermin on Monday February 15, 2016 @12:02PM (#11104391)

Have you tried nuitka or Conda?

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