The problem is that this is yet another boilerplate file.

The reasoning is good, but we were just arriving to the point that every Python tool out there is either compatible with tox.ini, setup.cfg, or both (much like the JS ecosystem has tools reading from package.json).

Now we have both Pipfile and pyproject.toml on top of it!

For a language that prides itself on its stability and backwards compatibility (especially when compared to the JS ecosystem), we churn through boilerplate files harder than Google churns through instant messaging apps.