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`

Piper Thunstrom @pathunstrom@ngmx.com

3/12/2025, 5:50:54 PM

Public

"Python packaging is terrible and no one wants anyone to fix it."

Friends, python packaging was *better* than its reputation when I was a neophyte and it's been getting worked on more or less constantly the entire time I've been in the game.

I'm not even a huge fan of uv but @hynekHynek Schlawack broke down modern packaging in 25 minutes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UuW8o4bHbw

And I've said it before, I'll say it again: The standards work that is reducing the packaging side differences between the tools to make them all interop is actively changing the game.

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