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] > Attached is the outline I used when talking about the packaging in Python. > > > Packaging in Python > =================== > > Author: Noufal Ibrahim <nou...@nibrahim.net.in> > Date: 2010-03-11 01:04:42 IST > > > Table of Contents > ================= > 1 Terms > 1.1 Top level libraries > 1.2 Tools > 1.3 Services > 2 Problems with setuptools > 3 Related tools > 4 Reference materials > 4.1 http://guide.python-distribute.org > 4.2 Distutils docs > 5 Upto date information > 6 Helping out > > > 1 Terms > ======== > > 1.1 Top level libraries > ------------------------ > - Distutils : Standard library simple stuff > - Setuptools : Massive improvements to setuptools by Philip Eby > - Distribute : Fork of Setuptools by Tarek > - Distutils2 : Nextgen distutils + setuptools for standard > library (Python 3.3) > > 1.2 Tools > ---------- > - easy_install : Installer which is part of setuptools (PJE) > - pip : Next gen installer which will be part of > distutils2 (Ian Bicking) > > 1.3 Services > ------------- > - PyPI : CPAN for Python (Richard Jones[web] + Andrew > Kuchling[metadata]) > > 2 Problems with setuptools > =========================== > - Semi unmaintained. > - No fast enough releases. > - No Python 3 support > > 3 Related tools > ================ > - Virtualenv > - For private pools of packages which can be used for a projects > - Ian Bicking's hack > - Buildout > - More heavy duty for complete isolated, repeatable installations > - Extensible using recipes > > 4 Reference materials > ====================== > > 4.1 [http://guide.python-distribute.org] > ----------------------------------------- > - Hitchhikers guide to packaging > - [http://bitbucket.org/tarek/hitchhiker-guide-packaging/wiki/Home] > to contribute. > - [http://guide.python-distribute.org/history.html] for historical > information > > 4.2 Distutils docs > ------------------- > - [http://docs.python.org/library/distutils.html] (Greg Ward, > Anthony Baxter) > > > 5 Upto date information > ======================== > - [http://twitter.com/packagingpig] > - Why a pig? > > 6 Helping out > ============== > - Distutils2 : [https://bitbucket.org/tarek/distutils2/] > - Distribute : [https://bitbucket.org/tarek/distribute/] > - HHG2P : [https://bitbucket.org/tarek/hitchhiker-guide-packaging/] > > ---This is something I'd like to attend. Please confirm the dates -- Ramdas S +91 9342 583 065 _______________________________________________ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
