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		simeonf on Sept 10, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: From Python to Go: migrating our entire API I expect the performance/parallelism complaints. It's interesting that the tl;dr also includes "packaging and distributing an app is a reason go > python". Python needs a .war format and I'd like to see more people get behind https://github.com/pantsbuild/pex

WorldMaker on Sept 10, 2015 [–]

The original Python .war equivalent was the .egg, but that's slowly losing ground to the .wheel.

WorldMaker on Sept 10, 2015 | [–]

Oh wait, I'm confusing .jar and .war, aren't I? I think .wheel has some .war-like characteristics, thus it's growing popularity, but an not sure.

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