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Re:Use `Python -m Pip` by viraptor on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @07:42PM (#32159434)
> A classic example is version pinning. Rust has Cargo.lock, Ruby has Gemfile.lock. Python?

Does it matter? I get a different way to define dependencies. But the lock file itself is an implementation detail. You use the package manager the project uses and the lock file can be opaque. It's the same for package-lock.json / yarn.lock in js land.

Re:Use `Python -m Pip` by bee_rider on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @09:00PM (#32159990)
The rest of the sentences in that paragraph present an argument for why it might matter.