> On 14 March 2012 19:04, Tarek Ziadé <ta...@ziade.org> wrote: >> Why would someone create a binary release when >> it's pure Python ?
There are a lot of users (Windows and Mac anyway) that like a nice point+click installer, and don't know (and shouldn't have to) whether there is any compiled code in there. It's nice to support that. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig