Nix is overkill for any of the things it can do. Writing a simple portable script is no exception.

But: it’s the same skill set for every one of those things. This is why it’s an investment worth making IMO. If you’re only going to ever use it for one single thing, it’s not worth it. But once you’ve learned it you’ll be able to leverage it everywhere.

Python scripts with or without dependencies, uv or no uv (through the excellent uv2nix which I can’t plug enough, no affiliation), bash scripts with any dependencies you want, etc. suddenly it’s your choice and you can actually choose the right tool for the job.

Not trying to derail the thread but it feels germane in this context. All these little packaging problems go away with Nix, and are replaced by one single giant problem XD