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Re:Magicimport.py: Python code that fetches its dependencies... by krdl on Saturday October 10, 2020 @03:26AM (#24737201)
This is just a toy but might seem like a great idea for someone less experienced and could normalize bad practices.

Specifically stating to not use in production will not stop people from doing just that!

Requirement files aren't magic, neither are virtual envs. Every slightly professional IDE supports that. No need to create anti-patterns.

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Re:Magicimport.py: Python code that fetches its dependencies... by junon on Saturday October 10, 2020 @05:46AM (#24737783)
This. The Node.js community is a good example of where this has happened - lots of bad practices with fancy logos making it into the top 50 most depended upon packages (e.g. left-pad).

The top-level comment is just being critical. It's not inappropriate. People just don't like having their feelings hurt.

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Re:Magicimport.py: Python code that fetches its dependencies... by Kaze404 on Saturday October 10, 2020 @02:34PM (#24740882)
What's left pad's fancy logo? Also how is left pad a bad practice?
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