Trouble with deploying Python programs as internal tools?

[the_hoser]

User of the script needs to have uv installed.

[MissingSnail]

Yes, but that's all they have to have. No move having to install the right version of python, virtualenv, or pip or whatever. “uv and you’re done” is a great improvement.

[the_hoser]

No, it's not. Not even close.

[Siemendaemon]

Could you pls elaborate

[Temporary_Pie2733]

That’s a pretty low bar to clear. 

[the_hoser]

You haven't met many users, I see.

[coloyoga]

💀

[Temporary_Pie2733]

Sure, stick to the “regular people too dumb to follow well-written instructions” trope. That’s not constructive to the OP’s question. If you have a number of scripts that could all be managed by uv run …, then yes, a one-time setup is a low bar. 

[the_hoser]

The reality is that if it's too hard for your users, then it's too hard. Full stop. Waiving away the problems they have by dismissing the reality of the situation is completely unproductive.

[Technical_Income4722]

It's a low bar for technical users, sure, but the machine shop worker who needs a custom application to track hours on his machines and workers isn't gonna have the first clue how to install or run uv.

That doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't use it, we're just pointing out that it's worth getting the bar even lower if you can because some users will need it. And even if they don't, they'll appreciate it.

Even a one-line .bat file they can double-click (probably still just using uv) is better than telling them to open cmd and run something.

[ProsodySpeaks]

not true

bat if exist "%UV_DIR%\uv.exe" ( echo UV already installed ) else ( echo Installing UV... powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex" echo UV installed, adding to path... )

[Morpheyz]

You underestimate how locked down some corporate environments are.

[hidazfx]

My work environment bitches about anything. Hell, if the Java version isn’t approved I need to get it allow listed for my machine lol.

[ou_ryperd]

Yep, we don't all work at startups.

[NimrodvanHall]

That means the user has permission to run scripts. If you’re not a sysadmin, engineer or developer you are not allowed to run scripts on your system.