Re:99% of top Python packages are now wheels
by pdimitar on Thursday August 03, 2023 @07:59AM
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And I would have never understood that from a cursory look at the article. Learned it just now from you.
Re:99% of top Python packages are now wheels
by capableweb on Thursday August 03, 2023 @08:22AM
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So without understanding the reasoning why they are not simply called "python packages" but "wheels", so they have distinct meaning, you chose to go on a tirade about why they are not simply called "packages" instead?
The confidence of some HN commentators never ceases to surprise me
Re:99% of top Python packages are now wheels
by pdimitar on Thursday August 03, 2023 @08:26AM
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It's not such a stretch to want to understand things quickly as an outsider and you trying to frame it as something else is indeed way too confident.
Re:99% of top Python packages are now wheels
by adhesive_wombat on Thursday August 03, 2023 @08:22AM
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It's number 3 in "advantages of wheels", which is above the fold on my screen and exactly 50 words into the page, including titles.
How about "99% of the top Python packages don't require being compiled to install them".
That's one of the biggest wins of wheels. They have pre-compiled binaries for all supported platforms of that package. This typically applies to Python packages that have C dependencies.