I think the difference is that you can pip install a github url and it will work, it will even work if the upstream has done nothing to package it.
I think the issue could be broadly defined as how difficult it is how difficult it is to take someone else's code and use it as part of your project. For C/C++ the answer can be completely trivial to a massive pain in the ass.
I think the issue could be broadly defined as how difficult it is how difficult it is to take someone else's code and use it as part of your project. For C/C++ the answer can be completely trivial to a massive pain in the ass.