Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-17 Thread Paul Moore
On 17 November 2014 19:23, Ned Deily wrote: > Paul Moore wrote: >> I don't know if this got lost in the other messages in this thread, >> but *is* there a stable URL for "the latest Python 3.4 MSI for Windows >> amd64" (or similar)? > > AFAIK, no, there is no such stable URL that directly downloa

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-17 Thread Ned Deily
In article , Paul Moore wrote: > I don't know if this got lost in the other messages in this thread, > but *is* there a stable URL for "the latest Python 3.4 MSI for Windows > amd64" (or similar)? AFAIK, no, there is no such stable URL that directly downloads the latest installer(s) for a plat

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-17 Thread Paul Moore
On 15 November 2014 15:40, Paul Moore wrote: > On 15 November 2014 15:17, Benjamin Peterson wrote: >> On Sat, Nov 15, 2014, at 05:54, Nathaniel Smith wrote: >>> On 15 Nov 2014 10:10, "Paul Moore" wrote: >>> > >>> > > Incidentally, it would be really useful if python.org provided stable >>> > > u

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-15 Thread Antoine Pitrou
On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 22:53:09 +0100 Victor Stinner wrote: > > Also, distutils-sig does seem more appropriate, > > IMO we need a new mailing to discuss which mailing list is the most > appropriate (which includes another new mailing list). I suggest you first write a PEP, and find a BDFL-delegate.

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-15 Thread Victor Stinner
> Also, distutils-sig does seem more appropriate, IMO we need a new mailing to discuss which mailing list is the most appropriate (which includes another new mailing list). Victor ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-15 Thread Vincent Povirk
>> The website has an API you know. > > Um, no. Where can I find out about it? Ooh, I didn't expect that. I couldn't find any documentation, but the source code of urls_api.py at https://github.com/python/pythondotorg/tree/master/pydotorg is certainly interesting. Also, distutils-sig does seem m

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-15 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 2:40 AM, Paul Moore wrote: > On 15 November 2014 15:17, Benjamin Peterson wrote: >> On Sat, Nov 15, 2014, at 05:54, Nathaniel Smith wrote: >>> On 15 Nov 2014 10:10, "Paul Moore" wrote: >>> > >>> > > Incidentally, it would be really useful if python.org provided stable >>>

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-15 Thread Paul Moore
On 15 November 2014 15:17, Benjamin Peterson wrote: > On Sat, Nov 15, 2014, at 05:54, Nathaniel Smith wrote: >> On 15 Nov 2014 10:10, "Paul Moore" wrote: >> > >> > > Incidentally, it would be really useful if python.org provided stable >> > > url's that always redirected to the latest .msi instal

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-15 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 15 November 2014 20:10, Paul Moore wrote: > On 15 November 2014 00:12, Vincent Povirk wrote: > > My end goal is to be able to package a Python application such that an > > end-user on Windows (who doesn't know anything about Python) can > > easily install it, without either of us having to th

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-15 Thread Benjamin Peterson
On Sat, Nov 15, 2014, at 05:54, Nathaniel Smith wrote: > On 15 Nov 2014 10:10, "Paul Moore" wrote: > > > > > Incidentally, it would be really useful if python.org provided stable > > > url's that always redirected to the latest .msi installers, for > > > bootstrapping purposes. I'd prefer to not

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-15 Thread Paul Moore
On 15 November 2014 10:54, Nathaniel Smith wrote: > On 15 Nov 2014 10:10, "Paul Moore" wrote: >> >> > Incidentally, it would be really useful if python.org provided stable >> > url's that always redirected to the latest .msi installers, for >> > bootstrapping purposes. I'd prefer to not rely on c

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-15 Thread Nathaniel Smith
On 15 Nov 2014 10:10, "Paul Moore" wrote: > > > Incidentally, it would be really useful if python.org provided stable > > url's that always redirected to the latest .msi installers, for > > bootstrapping purposes. I'd prefer to not rely on chocolatey (or on > > scraping the web site) for this. > >

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-15 Thread Paul Moore
On 15 November 2014 00:12, Vincent Povirk wrote: > My end goal is to be able to package a Python application such that an > end-user on Windows (who doesn't know anything about Python) can > easily install it, without either of us having to think about how all > the dependencies are going to get t

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-15 Thread Antoine Pitrou
On Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:12:59 -0600 Vincent Povirk wrote: > I have been following OneGet development very closely, and I have > volunteered to create a OneGet provider for installing Python > packages. Normally, I would keep quiet about this sort of thing until > I have actual code that works, but

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-14 Thread Terry Reedy
On 11/14/2014 7:12 PM, Vincent Povirk wrote: If anyone has questions about OneGet generally, you should probably ask them directly (see https://github.com/OneGet/oneget), as I am not a definitive source of information on the project. No subscription needed to follow a thread. Python-dev is mi

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-14 Thread Vincent Povirk
Someone pointed out off-list that I didn't provide any explanation of what OneGet is. I saw it had been brought up on this list earlier, and incorrectly assumed that meant everyone would know what I was talking about. OneGet is a new unified interface for using tools that work with software, which

[Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-14 Thread Vincent Povirk
I have been following OneGet development very closely, and I have volunteered to create a OneGet provider for installing Python packages. Normally, I would keep quiet about this sort of thing until I have actual code that works, but since no one else on the OneGet seems as interested in doing it, a