Mastodawn

Julia Evans Nov 6, 2024

me: “I know Python! I've been using it on and off for like 15 years!”

also me: <still has no real idea what `setup.py` does>

(not looking for someone to explain it to me thanks)

@b0rk That's been my experience with Python. Everbody kinda copies their setup from one project to the next until until it's only ever been that way, changing it is too scary, and why it works is the stuff of legends.