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What's the dumbest reason you've learned a programming language? (programming.dev)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

Oh I see what you mean. Interesting.

As you allude to there are tools in python to help (I tried pex briefly once, for example). It hasn't really been a pain point for me but I can see why people would spend time on it. I imagine this strategy has its share of tradeoffs and gremlins.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    there are tools in python to help

    I haven't actually used pex but it doesn't look like it solves this - it's more of a way of distributing full programs. The .pex files aren't editable, which is something you need for this use case.

    I imagine this strategy has its share of tradeoffs and gremlins.

    As far as I know there are no downsides. It's basically win-win.

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