> The nice thing about Python packaging is that it’s standardized
Has anybody done the analysis to determine if this is something that can, in practice, be relied on?
Has anybody done the analysis to determine if this is something that can, in practice, be relied on?
(I think so much of the confusion around Python packaging comes down the layer of abstraction/standardization not being the one that users intuitively expect. This is unfortunate and is made worse by lackluster user-facing documentation. But there are standards that guarantee interoperability, and they’re pretty close to Pareto-optimal in terms of making all involved parties happy.)
Right, but what I'm asking is: by and large, can you expect any random package on pypi to conform to the standard?