On Thu, 1 Jun 2006, Kevin Dangoor wrote: > On 6/1/06, Phillip J. Eby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> (By the way: setuptools 0.6 is probably not going in the 2.5 stdlib; after >> lots of discussion on Python-Dev, it's fairly clear that some 0.7 release >> should be the earliest version to go in, once the "nest" tools are >> done. Practically speaking, that probably means waiting until Python 2.6, >> due to the lead time that would be needed to get adequate field testing of >> the "nest" tools once they're written.) > > That's unfortunate, though I can certainly understand the rationale. > Based on feedback I've seen on the TG list, ability to easily manage > eggs is a fairly common desire.
Heh -- that may have been part of the rationale, but it wasn't the cause. Several core Pythonistas objected in strong terms on python-dev to various aspects of it. Still, Guido clearly wants it, so seems pretty sure thing for 2.6 still. No doubt PJE made the decision to pull it for a combination of reasons, though. Best of luck with TG John _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
