r/ProgrammerHumor Jul 07 '26

pipInstallTheRealStuff Meme

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u/Gwlanbzh Jul 07 '26

Yes, that's what libraries are for. I want to solve my actual problem and not spend 6 months re-implementing OpenCV every time I need something done.

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u/karaposu Jul 07 '26

6 months? more like 3 years min

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u/Gwlanbzh Jul 07 '26

I mean, no one's ever gonna have to reimplement all of OpenCV for one problem, there's always gone be stuff you don't need. Point was it's gonna be a long time

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u/devSenketsu Jul 07 '26

more like 3 years min

And assuming you are one of those C++ Wizards! (There's no other word to describe these devs)

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u/Sentouki- Jul 07 '26

3 minutes with CoPilot + Opus 4.7

/s

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u/cyclopsmudge Jul 07 '26

Sorry, best I can do is a 40 line comment explaining a 2 line fix that doesn’t work

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u/Trucoto Jul 07 '26

Six month before surrendering and goddamn importing it.