On 30 January 2017 at 15:26, Barry Warsaw <ba...@python.org> wrote: > On Jan 30, 2017, at 12:38 PM, Nick Coghlan wrote: > >>I think there are 3 main candidates that could fit that bill: >> >>- requests >>- setuptools >>- regex > > Actually, I think pkg_resources would make an excellent candidate. The > setuptools crew is working on a branch that would allow for setuptools and > pkg_resources to be split, which would be great for other reasons. Splitting > them may mean that pkg_resources could eventually be added to the stdlib, but > as an intermediate step, it could also test out this idea. It probably has a > lot less of the baggage that you outline.
Yep, if/when pkg_resources is successfully split out from the rest of setuptools, I agree it would also be a good candidate for stdlib bundling - version independent runtime access to the database of installed packages is a key capability for many use cases, and not currently something we support especially well. It's also far more analogous to the existing pip bundling, since setuptools/pkg_resources are also maintained under the PyPA structure. Cheers, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncogh...@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
