> From: Paul Moore <p.f.mo...@gmail.com>
>But while there's a technique for implementing self-replacing exes, I don't >know if anyone has actually implemented it yet (hence my reservation that we >may need to suggest python -m pip to upgrade itself). The ".deleteme" dance is implemented in distlib. It's not in any released version but it is in the repo. >Hiding the internal implementation is extra effort for little reward, if we >take the "consenting adults" view of people using undocumented details. Only if it's hard to hide - I'm more concerned that people won't understand the distinction between stdlib and bundled code if there appears to be no difference between the two. Regards, Vinay Sajip _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig