On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Erik Bray <erik.m.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't think "downloading the installer" should be a side effect of > running the installation either, but until this mess is cleaned up > it's a necessary evil. Yes, making things easier for users who don't > know what they're doing is a legitimate use case.
I should clarify--when I write "until this mess is cleaned up" what I really mean is, "as soon as most packages have wheels built for them for a wide range of platforms". Then I don't really see it as an issue :) Erik _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
