It sounds like you're just saying it's boring when an adequate library/framework is available. But I've never heard of such a library/framework that makes it THAT easy.
Either the software you're working on is simple or the projects are too small and not complex enough for you. Has nothing to do with Python.
since you mentioned your open mind having difficulty, it sounds like you need to to improve the ability to tackle these issues more methodically and slowly plan out a strategy of attack instead of just trying things.
not wrong/right but I was watching a video where monkeys were eating bananas. And then I tried it and now I've stuck to it. I've always had issues opening bananas so for me, that's the right way.
He wasn't saying just because you have GitHub stars you should get paid. He's encouraging open source developers to be proud of their work and not be shy about setting up a method for getting paid.
I think with different OS's you're still gonna have some challenges but the fact is you still get better consistency, especially if you're on a Linux machine. I use the Mac and I have minor issues with the network, performance, and having to manually clean up my docker storage from time to time but I'll take that anytime over wondering why I can't install something or reproduce an issue in another env.
I don't see anything hype about it. You might just be frustrated with more of the minor issues.