The correct way to do that these days is `pip install -e .` AFAIK. Setuptools should be considered an implementation detail of installs at best, not really used directly anymore (though entry points are still used by some projects, so this isn't really a strict dichotomy).
--Noah > On May 2, 2016, at 12:03 AM, Thomas Güttler <guettl...@thomas-guettler.de> > wrote: > > I was told this: > > > `python setup.py develop` uses urllib2 to download distributions whereas > > pip uses requests > > Souce: http://stackoverflow.com/a/36958874/633961 > > This can create confusing situations and I want to avoid this. > > Is there a way to use only **one** way to install python packages? > > Do wheels help here? > > Or is there a way to use npm for python packages? > > Regards, > Thomas Güttler > > -- > Thomas Guettler http://www.thomas-guettler.de/ > _______________________________________________ > Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
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