On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 19:13, Carl Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: > Lennart Regebro wrote: >> 1. We include easy_install or pip in stdlib. However, I think we >> shouldn't include any installer in stdlib, until it has evolved into a >> proper package handling utility which also can uninstall, etc. > > You are aware that pip uninstalls?
Not reliably, as it doesn't keep track of files, so it can't remove anything installed outside of the package. > It also queries PyPI, lists locally > installed packages, etc. It at least has a start on most of the things > one would want a "proper package handling utility" to do. Absolutely. > This sounds like a pip clone. Indeed. I should have clarified that the name "pypi" I suggested was to satisfy up Perl people claiming that Python don't have CPAN. ;-) I decided against saying that to not make anyone upset, seems I failed. I also did not suggest the inclusion of pip not not make easy_install fans angry. Seriously, all packaging people: You need to be less tetchy. Not every single debate needs to result in a flame war. :-) I'm serious. -- Lennart Regebro: Python, Zope, Plone, Grok http://regebro.wordpress.com/ +33 661 58 14 64 _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
