On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Ben Finney <ben+pyt...@benfinney.id.au> wrote: > Is there an API within Distutils or Setuptools that allows me to say “I > haven't declared anything yet but go get and install distribution FOO > right now”? I could do that before importing the module which needs > Docutils.
What you're asking for is the *exact* purpose of Daniel Holth's setup-requires project linked in earlier posts. It's a downfall in the current tooling where there is no declarative configuration. _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig