As a developer who has dealt with the problems of Python bootstraping and distribution (<a href="https://xkcd.com/1987/" rel="nofollow">https://xkcd.com/1987/</a>), I have great hopes for Rye.<p>However I fear it will just become another option among many (<a href="https://xkcd.com/927/" rel="nofollow">https://xkcd.com/927/</a>).<p>It's rather ironic that for all of the zen of Python's ideas (<a href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0020/" rel="nofollow">https://peps.python.org/pep-0020/</a>), Python bootstraping and distribution fails hard on "There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it."<p>In this regard, the reality for Python more closely matches Perl's slogan: “There's More Than One Way To Do It!” (<a href="https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3394" rel="nofollow">https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3394</a>).<p>Will have to try out Rye this weekend.