E120: Building Better Python Tooling
Open Source Startup Podcast
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Challenges in Rebuilding Tools with Rust
This chapter discusses the challenges of rebuilding existing tools using Rust for implementation, including trade-offs and difficulties of not having access to the Python standard library. It examines the costs of not using Python and the aim of building a highly compatible code formatter. The growth trajectory of the Rust project Rough and its vision for a unified Python tool chain are also discussed.
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