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I started using Dagster a few days ago, which runs on Python.

As far as I can tell, I have to install the packages with pip. Wait - don't forget venv first. Oh but I'm not supposed to commit the venv, so how is anybody to know what I did? Okay I have to setup a requirements.txt... but now what did I install in the venv? Okay there's a way to dump the venv.. but it's giving me all the dependencies, not the root package I installed?!

Okay there's something called pipenv that seems smart... Oh wait no this Dagster has a pyproject.toml, maybe I should use poetry? Wait poetry doesn't work, it seems like I'm supposed to use setup.py... so what's the point of pyproject.toml.

Okay I put the package into the setup.py. Great now I have to figure out the correct version dependencies by hand?! I don't get it, python is a nightmare.

Compare to .NET: dotnet add package

On build: dotnet run # automatically restores packages to a project level scope



Setting up a requirements.txt file and venv is _not_ a difficult ask. Seems like a skills issue here frankly.


Your attitude towards a new developer in the community is disappointing.

I just wrote in detail why I found it difficult/unintuitive and you dismissed everything without addressing it.


If that's too difficult then you might as well not be in the profession, because it's one of the simplest things in the world.




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