On 08/11/2017 09:54 AM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 11/08/17 13:35, Thomas Güttler wrote: > >> I guess most python installations have setuptools. > > I guess so too, although I don't know. > Those that don't are probably in one of two categories > a) people who just downloaded Python and never installed > anything else > b) people working for large paranoid corporates. Although > in this case there is probably only one installation, > albeit with hundreds of users. > > So far as I can tell I don't have it on any of my > Python installs on my Linux box, but I may just be looking > in the wrong place...
Most Linux distributions choose to make it a separate package. I have it (them - one for Py2 and one for Py3) installed everywhere, but I'd guess it's not a default install then. Fedora: python2-setuptools-36.2.0-1.fc26.noarch python3-setuptools-36.2.0-1.fc26.noarch Ubuntu: Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Architecture Description +++-=====================-============-============-================================= ii python-setuptools 33.1.1-1 all Python Distutils Enhancements ii python3-setuptools 33.1.1-1 all Python3 Distutils Enhancements _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor