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Re:Python on Wheels by 1stop on Monday January 27, 2014 @02:15AM (#7129196)
Just go and copy bundler or even npm.

This is a solved problem with a really bad case of "Not-Invented-here" in the python community.

What's funny is I'm pretty sure gems/bundler and npm/packages were heavily influenced by pythons plethora of crappy attempts (eggs, distutils...etc) at package management.

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Re:Python on Wheels by acdha on Monday January 27, 2014 @08:33AM (#7130190)
> Just go and copy bundler or even npm.

Anyone who's worked with all three of those would tell you that this isn't yet a “rest on your laurels” situation.

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Re:Python on Wheels by 1stop on Monday January 27, 2014 @09:07AM (#7130308)
I've worked with all three (if I count pythons ~4 as 1).

There are improvements to be made to all of them but gosh python is a complete mess in this regard.

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Re:Python on Wheels by camus2 on Monday January 27, 2014 @07:38AM (#7129996)
given how npm "scales" i would not say they solved the problem,and npm lacks of namespaces. Why cant I name my package the way I want ?
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Re:Python on Wheels by 1stop on Monday January 27, 2014 @09:08AM (#7130313)
As oppose to python "name it whatever you like because no one will ever find it" naming convention?

Every solution has drawbacks, but python's solution has almost every drawback.

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