Summary
By now, you're probably asking yourself, what does any of this Python packaging stuff have to do with embedded Linux? The answer is not much, but bear in mind that the word programming also happens to be in the title of this book. And this chapter has everything to do with modern-day programming. To succeed as a developer in this day and age, you need to be able to deploy your code to production fast, frequently, and in a repeatable manner. That means managing your dependencies carefully and automating as much of the process as possible. You have now seen what tools are available for doing that with Python.
In the next chapter, we will look in detail at the Linux process model and describe what a process really is, how it relates to threads, how they cooperate, and how they are scheduled. Understanding these things is important if you want to create a robust and maintainable embedded system.
