On 2024-03-21 11:36, Johanne Fairchild via Python-list wrote:
Why is a whl-package called a ``wheel''? Is it just a pronunciation for
the extension WHL or is it really a name?
Also, it seems that when I install Python on Windows, it doesn't come
with pip ready to run. I had to say
python -m ensurepip
and then I saw that a pip on a whl-package was installed. Why doesn't
the official distribution make pip ready to run by default? Thank you!
When I install Python on Windows, I always get pip by default, although
it might not be on the system search path.
As it's recommended to use the Python Launcher py on Windows, I use that
instead:
py -m pip install something
because it gives better support if you have multiple versions of Python
installed.
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