[Samathy]

Python is a great solution to the problem as well as being installed on most Linux distros by default. Chances are devs would need for their other dev tools anyway even not on a Linux machine.

[pjmlp]

A build tool should be written in the same language as it is targeted for, no need for third party dependencies.

Many of us only install what we actually need, or what the IT department allows on our images.

I certainly don't want to open a IT ticket to get Python, just to be able to compile random package X.