>> Why not package management system on the system like apt/yum/MacPorts? >> For Pylons/TurboGears users, their system's package system would be >> preferable to setuptools', because it's robost and easier to manage >> their packages easily. > > Because distro release cycles can't keep up with the rate of change in > Python packages. You may need a version that the distro doesn't > provide. Even if it's just one package, you're into local-install > land.
You can create any OS packages yourself. > Also, distro packages can only be one version at a time, whereas you > may have one application that needs one version and another > application that needs another. Virtualenv handles this but OS > packages don't. You're right but I haven't ever needed multiple versions of a package on one box, so I can't comment on this. Thanks, --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
