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Comment by stavros

18 hours ago

I can run `uvx sometool` without fear because I know that it'll take a few seconds to create a venv, download all the dependencies, and run the tool. uv's speed has literally changed how I work with Python.

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quectophoton  16 hours ago

I wouldn't say without fear, since you're one typo away from executing a typo-squatted malicious package.

I do use it on CI/CD pipelines, but I wouldn't dare type uvx commands myself on a daily basis.

  • stavros  16 hours ago

    uvx isn't more risky than `pip install`, which is what I used before.

    • pnt12  6 hours ago

      But with pip you only need to be careful on install - with uvx you need to be careful forever.

      I'm a big fan of uv, but don't like that part of uvx.

      (makes me wonder if a small wrapper can do this - safe uvx, or suvx for short)

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