Link: http://slashdot.org/interviews/01/04/20/1455252.shtml Posted by: Roblimo, on 2001-04-20 17:00:37 EDT Dept: burned-out-on-monty, topic: Programming does Python need a CPAN? by po_boy One of the reasons I still write some things in PERL is because I know that I can find and install about a zillion modules quickly and easily through the CPAN repository and CPAN module. I'm pretty sure that if Python had something similar, like the Vaults of Parnassus but more evolved that I would abandon PERL almost entirely. Do you see things in a similar way? If so, why has Python not evolved something similar or better, and what can I do to help it along in this realm? Guido: It's coming! Check out the action in the catalog-sig [6]http://python.org/sigs/catalog-sig/. You can help by joining. One reason why it hasn't happened already is that first we needed to have a good package installation story. With the widespread adoption of distutils, this is taken care of, and I foresee a bright future for the catalog activities. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
