Martin v. Löwis wrote: >>>>> In some environments, each new component must be approved. Once >>>>> python is approved, the standard library is OK, but adding 7 packages >>>>> from pypi requires 7 more sets of approvals. >>>> True, but as I mentioend elsewhere, I myself haven't done a python >>>> project where I only needed python and the standard lib for many >>>> years... >>> I was always able to get what I need through aptitude. >> Yes, well known for its ability to run on Windows and Mac OS... > > Is it? I had never heard before that aptitude works well on > Windows (although it does work on OSX).
I'm actually not quite sure if that was a sarcastic response to Chris's original sarcasm, or if the original sarcasm just didn't cross the language barrier very well... > In any case, I rarely need to install Python packages on > Windows or Mac, so this causes no problem to me. If I need > something on Windows, I usually download the Windows installer > for it. I believe that was Chris's point as well - unlike Linux, getting new packages directly from third parties rather than from a distro provided repository is still the norm on Windows and OS X. Cheers, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncogh...@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia --------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com