I'm confused how pyx would achieve this. In my experience unless uv/pyx is planning on pursuing being a new conda (and even then it's pretty incomplete), a single cohesive isn't possible because uv/pyx can't be the universal single source of truth. The value of Python has always been its ability to be integrated into a larger whole, and so the Python tooling must always defer to the tooling for the larger whole (and that space is composed of numerous competing tools and ecosystems). PyPI-provided non-pure wheels don't integrate well outside the ecosystem that's been built there, so I don't see how doubling down on it solves the underlying problem?

  > but the bigger picture is that pyx part of a larger effort to make Python packaging faster and more cohesive for developers

Can you elaborate on what will make it faster and cohesive?

FWIW, I think the full paragraph around that snippet is important context:

> Beyond the product itself, pyx is also an instantiation of our strategy: our tools remain free, open source, and permissively licensed — forever. Nothing changes there. Instead, we'll offer paid, hosted services that represent the "natural next thing you need" when you're already using our tools: the Astral platform.

pyx itself is not a tool, it's a service.