FWIW I actually think it would be great for there to be built-in stdlib support for simple, pure-python cases, and very specifically an intentionally only those cases. By design it should be completely incapable of even contemplating scenarios that require “building” anything (C, C++, Fortran, WASM, TypeScript, whatever), or that require more than trivial declarative configuration. The thing is, that would cover alot of ground, would’t it? And very importantly: make is so that the complex cases only need to be discussed, debated, collaborated on, and coordinated around by the much smaller set of folks who actually have those more complex needs.