Re:Python: Please stop screwing over Linux distros
by Macha on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @07:41PM
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They tried this with pip.
Distros ripped it out.
They added the ensurepip module so users could add it after the fact.
Distros ripped it out too.
Arguably the advantage newer languages like Rust and Go have in this regard is they don't even consider the distro use case - you're going to get static linking and you'd better like it. Whereas Python is from an older era and tries to fit in with the local customs and so gets hammered for its inconsistency
Distros ripped it out.
They added the ensurepip module so users could add it after the fact.
Distros ripped it out too.
Arguably the advantage newer languages like Rust and Go have in this regard is they don't even consider the distro use case - you're going to get static linking and you'd better like it. Whereas Python is from an older era and tries to fit in with the local customs and so gets hammered for its inconsistency