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Re: How nervous should I be using "pip3 install --break-system-packages ..."?

On 2026-08-19 12:04, Lucas Francisco Fryzek via linux wrote:
+1 for the thread

I don't mind python besides the packaging situation with venv and different library versions with breaking API changes. But you can still do a lot with the standard library + a few packages that won't pull in a lot of deps like flask.

I like modern python a lot more especially with optional type checking through mypy (or one of the other type checkers). Between like perl, php, and python I would rather be writing python.

I love python and have worked in it for 25+ years, but I don't agree with its evolution. It violates it's own mantra now (import this).

- Do we really need 3 ways to format strings?
- 25+ years and they're only now getting rid of the GIL?
- Consistent object orientation would be nice, so why a len() function instead of a method? - While I love the enforced whitespace, I am tired of responding to genius devs who don't know how to use their editor. - Python devs, please stop using Java as an example of how to do...anything.

Mike

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