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1y ago
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At least in Python you can probably download a project and run it even ignoring whatever tool the author used. In C++? Good luck!
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pjmlp
1y ago
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Only if it doesn't depend on binary libraries, or anything beyond its batteries.
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1y ago
..or things that are trivial to find on pypi. Which is going to be 90+% of cases.
pjmlp
1y ago
It those things on Pypi depend on binary libraries that you need to compile yourself, there is going to be some fun, depending on the state of the current system.
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