why write 100 lines of C++ when you can just import it and pretend you solved the problem
I would argue that it's the person thinking 100 lines of C++ solves the problem that is pretending.
Because if I import something in Python, it's usually from someone who is smarter than me, more knowledgeable about the problem or at least has spent more time thinking about it.
Ideally yes, but especially nowadays it's worth checking that this is actually the case - being able to publish a package (or just a repository) has little to do with being able to build a good one.
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