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Comment by dddgghhbbfblk

1 month ago

Why would you want to slow down the more common thing instead of the less common thing? I'm not following that at all. That's why I asked if that's backwards.

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woodruffw  1 month ago

Because you only slow down the more common thing once, and the less common thing is slower in absolute terms.

  • lillecarl  1 month ago

    uv optimizes for the common usecase: You will install more packages than you will import new packages.

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