2010/10/8 Fred Drake <fdr...@acm.org>: > Georg: >> What happened to "python setup.py action"? Or is this a step towards >> not requiring setup.py at all? > > I'm in favor of add a top-level setup module that can be invoked using > "python -m setup ...". There will be three cases: > > - d2 projects without a setup.py, where this will invoke the module from > the standard library, > > - d2 projects with a setup.py, where the local setup.py will be invoked, > and > > - d1 projects, which always have a setup.py, which will be invoked. > > This would provide the most consistent story for package users, where the > only command they'll need to remember (for Python versions with the setup > module) will be > > python -m setup ...
That seems like a fairly elegant solution. Cheers, Dirkjan _______________________________________________ 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