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What is uv?

by thecodemonkey 2y ago

What is uv?

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woodruffw 2y ago
https://github.com/astral-sh/uv https://github.com/astral-sh/uv
avidiax 2y ago
Seems that it interprets a special comment block, then automatically creates a python venv and gathers dependencies. As the post[1] says, it obviates "faffing" with venv and pip to run a script. https://akrabat.com/defining-python-dependencies-at-the-top-of-the-file/ https://akrabat.com/defining-python-dependencies-at-the-top-...
benreesman 2y ago
It’s a package manager for Python (among other things) that is simultaneously correct and performant. It’s getting a lot of attention these days. I highly recommend it over all conceivable alternatives.
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- IgorPartola 2y ago
  How likely is this to be another npm/yarn situation? I have used a number of Python tools that in the long run turned out to be less portable and less usable than plain Pip and virtualenv. I do use pyenv for a personal setup but not for any production use.
  - d0mine 2y ago
    You can use uv and get the benefits today: it combines the functionality from several tools (including pyenv) and the performance is such that it is transformative.
    - IgorPartola 2y ago
      So it is in fact a yarn/npm situation: an alternative tool that does too many things and aims to replace a bunch of other tools. I read the same sentiment about poetry a few years ago. Turns out tools that do one thing well are better in the long run.
  - baq 2y ago
    as if it was so simple. don't forget about pnpm. it's the same for uv/pip/poetry except uv is so much better than the alternatives there isn't any contest. pip is the safe default (which doesn't even work out of the box on debian derivatives, which is half the issue) and uv is... just default.
    - Arrowmaster 2y ago
      As a Debian user that wanted to use a cli tool only available from npm it was horrible trying to find some sane instructions that didn't assume intimate knowledge of node package structures. I did eventually figure out I could just do `corepack pnpm setup` then install packages globally with pnpm.

What is uv?

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woodruffw 2y ago

https://github.com/astral-sh/uv https://github.com/astral-sh/uv

avidiax 2y ago

Seems that it interprets a special comment block, then automatically creates a python venv and gathers dependencies. As the post[1] says, it obviates "faffing" with venv and pip to run a script. https://akrabat.com/defining-python-dependencies-at-the-top-of-the-file/ https://akrabat.com/defining-python-dependencies-at-the-top-...

benreesman 2y ago

It’s a package manager for Python (among other things) that is simultaneously correct and performant. It’s getting a lot of attention these days. I highly recommend it over all conceivable alternatives.

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IgorPartola 2y ago
How likely is this to be another npm/yarn situation? I have used a number of Python tools that in the long run turned out to be less portable and less usable than plain Pip and virtualenv. I do use pyenv for a personal setup but not for any production use.
- d0mine 2y ago
  You can use uv and get the benefits today: it combines the functionality from several tools (including pyenv) and the performance is such that it is transformative.
  - IgorPartola 2y ago
    So it is in fact a yarn/npm situation: an alternative tool that does too many things and aims to replace a bunch of other tools. I read the same sentiment about poetry a few years ago. Turns out tools that do one thing well are better in the long run.
- baq 2y ago
  as if it was so simple. don't forget about pnpm. it's the same for uv/pip/poetry except uv is so much better than the alternatives there isn't any contest. pip is the safe default (which doesn't even work out of the box on debian derivatives, which is half the issue) and uv is... just default.
  - Arrowmaster 2y ago
    As a Debian user that wanted to use a cli tool only available from npm it was horrible trying to find some sane instructions that didn't assume intimate knowledge of node package structures. I did eventually figure out I could just do `corepack pnpm setup` then install packages globally with pnpm.