Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

mcc @mcc@mastodon.social

12/19/2025, 7:47:49 PM

Public

Here is what frustrates me most about the Python package ecosystem. Let's say that I have a tool written in Python. And one day, where it used to work, it has stopped working. A package is failing to find another package. I am not doing "development" so I don't have a principled package setup. I just have a python script on my hard drive.

I need to install a package.

- Which python installation do I have to install the package into?

- Do I use pip, pipx, or something else?

Detective work :(

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