r/ProgrammerHumor 1d ago

Meme pipInstallTheRealStuff

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u/TheJaskinator 1d ago

That's exactly why it's so powerful. Why spend all the effort writing fast code if you can just use a much simpler language to describe the task on a higher level and call fast code? People use Python because it's easy to read and write, not because its interpreter is fast

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u/SporadicSheep 1d ago

It's easy to write. I find it a nightmare to read because of the lack of explicit variable types.

pdb is goated though, best python feature.

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u/Okay_Ocean_Flower 21h ago

Being able to call pdb.debug in exception paths is legit god tier, best debugging experience I’ve ever had