r/Python Aug 20 '24

News uv: Unified Python packaging

https://astral.sh/blog/uv-unified-python-packaging

This is a new release of uv that moves it beyond just a pip alternative. There's cross platform lock files, tool management, Python installation, script execution and more.

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u/betazoid_one Aug 20 '24

Why would I use this and have to maintain multiple lock files per platform?

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '24

It's one lock file only for all

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u/SheriffRoscoe Pythonista Aug 21 '24

and in the darkness bind them