With `uv` you can even put a magic comment atop the script saying like, "Use this version of Python, use these dependencies" and uv will fault the runtime and deps into a cache folder before launching the script. 2025 might be the year of Python on the desktop
When Astral ships the ability to package your Python script + its dependencies in a single, statically linked executable, it's game over for everyone else.
Yes, but it is not without cost. The time poured on all the failed projects to make Python into what it fundamentally isn't is quite wasteful in my opinion. But people are free to do whatever they want with their own time.
