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Re:Using uv and PEP 723 for Self-Contained Python Scripts by dagenix on Thursday March 27, 2025 @10:10PM (#43500690)
> This approach eliminates the need for complex setup tools like requirements.txt or package managers...

And yet, the rest of the article is about uv. According to uv itself:

> An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust.

It's a package manager!

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Re:Using uv and PEP 723 for Self-Contained Python Scripts by frfl on Thursday March 27, 2025 @10:38PM (#43500887)
Seems like you're dismissing the uv single file setup approach without fully understanding it. I'd recommend giving it a try. It's indeed simpler and snappier than any other package manager to date.
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Re:Using uv and PEP 723 for Self-Contained Python Scripts by stickfu on Friday March 28, 2025 @12:39PM (#43507411)
Python is fun again!! Omg it’s like when I first started with python before I knew all the pitfalls that were coming. Uv just makes it work again(unaware of all uv pitfalls atm, don’t spoil it for me yet:)
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Re:Using uv and PEP 723 for Self-Contained Python Scripts by dagenix on Friday March 28, 2025 @12:47PM (#43507490)
I'm not dismissing uv, I'm critiquing the article.
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Re:Using uv and PEP 723 for Self-Contained Python Scripts by GolDDranks on Thursday March 27, 2025 @10:53PM (#43500997)
A package manager that is a quick and snappy binary that doesn't need a big runtime, unlike most of the Python tools.
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Re:Using uv and PEP 723 for Self-Contained Python Scripts by zahlman on Saturday March 29, 2025 @07:59PM (#43519856)
What exactly is your standard for "big"?

    $ du ~/.local/pipx/venvs/uv/bin/uv | cut -f 1
    38812
Stripped and dynamically linked, BTW. Compare the system-provided Python:

    $ du /usr/bin/python3.12 | cut -f 1
    7832
(But also, if you hope not to pay the cost of a Python runtime, what is your remaining use case for uv?)
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