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I’m surprised not to see a discussion of the biggest drawback: despite being fewer characters, “uv” is harder to type than “pip”. It requires two different hands to participate and a longer reach with my left index finger. pip is convenient – just a little rattle off with my right hand.


> “uv” is harder to type than “pip”. It requires two different hands to participate and a longer reach with my left index finger.

I'm not convinced. "pip" uses one's weaker ring finger; "v" is adjacent to "f"; and alternating hands should be easier for a touch typist.


Linters and formatters are things you shouldn't have to run by hand.. that's what you have CIs, git hooks, IDEs, etc for




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