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Fun with uv and PEP 723

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618 points deepakjois | 2 comments | 24 Jun 25 18:41 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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4dregress ◴[25 Jun 25 05:53 UTC] No.44374002[source]▶
I’ve been a python dev for nearly a decade and never once thought dep management was a problem.

If I’ve ever had to run a “script” in any type of deployed ENV it’s always been done in that ENVs python shell .

So I still don’t see what the fuss is about?

I work on a massive python code base and the only benefit I’ve seen from moving to UV is it has sped up dep installation which has had positive impact on local and CI setup times.

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bboygravity ◴[25 Jun 25 06:47 UTC] No.44374280[source]▶
How did you tell other people/noobs to run your python code (or how did you run it yourself after 5+ years of not touching older projects)?
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x187463 ◴[25 Jun 25 11:33 UTC] No.44376067[source]▶
run script

"missing x..."

pip install x

run script

"missing y..."

pip install y

> y not found

google y to find package name

pip install ypackage

> conflict with other package

realize I forgot a venv and have contaminated my system python

check pip help output to remember how to uninstall a package

clean up system python

create venv at cwd

start over

...

</end of time>

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1. psunavy03 ◴[25 Jun 25 20:26 UTC] No.44381518[source]▶
>realize I forgot a venv and have contaminated my system python

>check pip help output to remember how to uninstall a package

>clean up system python

>create venv at cwd

>start over

This hits disturbingly close to home.

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2. whattheheckheck ◴[26 Jun 25 01:56 UTC] No.44383554[source]▶
This is like seeing someone complain they have to turn their computer on to do work