From: Alex Corcoles Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 21:27:26 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Try to be more specific about intended audience and purpose X-Git-Tag: 20240214-emacs~557 X-Git-Url: https://xn--ix-yja.es/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6836809c114425b7628ab12dc333fad87b0e8217;p=alex.git Try to be more specific about intended audience and purpose --- diff --git a/programming/python/dependency_handling.md b/programming/python/dependency_handling.md index eba766f..57e0510 100644 --- a/programming/python/dependency_handling.md +++ b/programming/python/dependency_handling.md @@ -1,4 +1,10 @@ -# A brief explanation of Python dependency management +# Some brief notes about Python dependency management + +This article is mostly written for people who have already used Setuptools and have faced issues derived from its "limitations". +Specifically, if you have seen files named `requirements.txt` and have wondered how they work, what problem do they solve, and if they are something you should investigate, I hope you find this article interesting. + +If you are starting to write Python software and you are looking at an introductory text about distributing your software and using dependencies, I would recommend you to skip directly to using the "new generation" Python packaging tools. +This way, you can avoid most of the complexities in this post. Most programs can use third-party libraries to implement parts of their functionality without implementing everything from scratch.