On 9/25/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've discovered the Distutils mailing list after my post to comp.lang.python > > http://groups.google.be/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/b66d6ea597df4dbf/da984e4f31a8f59f?hl=en#da984e4f31a8f59f > > Does any one have an idea how to use distutils to install sub-elements > (f.e. plugins) of a main packages (already installed).
You probably want to use setuptools http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools Python Eggs let you break up a package into multiple subpackages, specify dependencies, specify optional parts to install at installation time, and even have a way to dynamically locate which plugins satisfy which features. Kevin -- Kevin Dangoor Author of the Zesty News RSS newsreader email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] company: http://www.BlazingThings.com blog: http://www.BlueSkyOnMars.com _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
