since I see a lot of gloom re Astral x OpenAI:
⁃ Even if Astral actively (malice) or passively (neglect) ruins uv, Python packaging is 1000x better today than 2 yrs ago.
⁃ Ruff is nice but only nice to have—ty is barely usable. We'll be fine if they vanish today.
⁃ Channelling Buddhism: it’s OK when things change or go away! Expecting things to last forever is an unnecessary source of suffering. But, worst case is that we get the community-maintained pkg mgr you always wanted!
Chill, y’all 🧘
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💯 This.
I have zero regrets promoting UV and Rust. Ty never quite bloomed to be useful to me.
I think Charlie and Astral did Python a huge service, and I appreciate their journey. The project isn't ending, and its are open source, which means we can write our own ending if we don't like how the story ends. (Unlike that crappy GOT series finale.)
I look forward to seeing where it goes and to the tool that comes after UV and eventually replaces it. This is the open source way.
