-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Eric Smith wrote: > Doug Hellmann wrote: >> On May 7, 2009, at 8:54 AM, Paul Moore wrote: >> >>> 2009/5/7 Doug Hellmann <doug.hellm...@gmail.com>: >>>> I would argue the other way. Why force authors of console scripts to >>>> deal >>>> with entry points instead of just installing the script as-is? >>> Please explain "as-is" with reference to ensuring that the script >>> works cross-platform. I think the benefit of entry points for scripts >>> is that it generates appropriate wrappers to allow use on all >>> platforms. >> I write a python script call hello.py like this: >> >> #!/usr/bin/env python >> >> def main(): >> print 'hello!' >> >> if __name__ == '__main__': >> main() >> >> Why make me define an entry point for that? I can just put it in >> /usr/bin or somewhere in the path on Windows and call it as "hello.py". >> >> Does setuptools give me something extra for Windows? I'm not a regular >> Windows user, so it's likely that there are features I don't know about. > > Yes. It creates a .exe wrapper [1]. By using entry points, I don't need > to care what the target system is. Also, /usr/bin/env might invoke the > wrong python.
Exactly: using entry points for console scripts guarantees that the python into which the corresponding distribution is installed is the one used to run the script, which is *highly* desirable. Otherwise, you end up with the "just install everything in the system Python's site-packages" mess. Tres. - -- =================================================================== Tres Seaver +1 540-429-0999 tsea...@palladion.com Palladion Software "Excellence by Design" http://palladion.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFKAu4++gerLs4ltQ4RAjW4AJ0cM5oqDL35qoBq1nnl4YD1RmX1NACghbqM Zom9yb5WCzaXFrMz7V75zQU= =CZLG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
