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35 years is misleading. Python existed, yes, but was very different. e.g. Pandas was released in 2008. Most use packages much more recent than that. 35 years ago Perl was faster than Python and had deep adoption (through 2007? or so)


How is it misleading?

The question is why Python packaging has such a complicated history. The age of the language is entirely relevant to that - the reason Go and Rust have it so good here is that they are much younger, coming out after may of the initial packaging lessons had been learned elsewhere.


it is misleading because I was around 35 years ago, and very few people were using Python. Python did not become very popular until web frameworks and pandas became a thing in python.


if you doubt this, ask any llm "what was the first year where Python users surpassed the number of Perl users?"


I still don't understand why that makes what I wrote "misleading". I never said Python was popular 35 years, I just said that the age of the language was relevant to understanding why the packaging history is complex.


It makes using python tolerable. Thank you Rust and the Astral team!


Oh, can I opt out of sharing my ehealth record anonymized or not? Does the law have any teeth per violation?


CarPlay is pretty awful in an Audi. It doesn't connect when you want it to and automatically does things when you don't.


Works pretty well for me across two C8 vehicles. The only complaint I really have is when my wife and I are both in the car and it randomly decides to pick up the non-drivers phone even though the right driver profile is selected.

I have many complaints about the MMI system, but wireless CarPlay isn’t one of them.


I opt for MMI whenever it gives me the option. Much more stable.


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