Hi folks! The Python backend is the oldest part of Pants v2. It was initially designed back in 2019-2020, based on the experiences of its implementers, with some external feedback but also a lot of guesswork. So, while very useful, it has become quite bloated, and doesn't have great support for some real-world use cases. Now that we have the benefit of several years of intensive usage, we're looking at creating a new, more streamlined Python backend. We want this proposed new backend to support all the common (and 90% of the uncommon) use cases of the existing backend, but to also support new use cases that the current backend doesn't handle well. All this while, ideally, being easier to set up and maintain. So this discussion is a place for you to throw down your wish lists for Pants' python support: What are your use cases? What is not currently well-supported and you'd like to see improved? What ideas do you have? Feel free to post your thoughts, and also to comment or "thumbs up" other posts, to express your support for that idea. Again, your feedback will be very valuable here: https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/discussions/20897 . Thanks!