Re: [Distutils] PEP 517: Build system API

2016-11-28 Thread Chris Barker
On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 4:32 PM, Nathaniel Smith wrote: > On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 3:14 PM, Chris Barker > wrote: > > > Please, please, let's figure SOMETHING our here - editable installs (or > > "develop" installs) are a critical tool. Frankly, I don't know how anyone > > can develop a package

Re: [Distutils] PEP 517: Build system API

2016-11-28 Thread Chris Barker
On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 3:10 PM, Paul Moore wrote: > Honestly, I don't see what's so bad about pth files. They are a > standard supported Python approach. Maybe setuptools' use of them is > messy? exactly. The fact that setuptools over-uses (abuses?) pth files doesn't mean that they can't be u

Re: [Distutils] PEP 517: Build system API

2016-11-28 Thread Paul Moore
On 28 November 2016 at 17:53, Chris Barker wrote: >> Why not just have a single pth file, maintained by the build >> tool, for all editable installs? > > shouldn't that be maintained by the install tool? i.e. pip -- the whole idea > is that the install tool is different than the built tool, yes? a

Re: [Distutils] PEP 517: Build system API

2016-11-28 Thread Chris Barker
On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Paul Moore wrote: > On 28 November 2016 at 17:53, Chris Barker wrote: > >> Why not just have a single pth file, maintained by the build > >> tool, for all editable installs? > > > > shouldn't that be maintained by the install tool? i.e. pip -- the whole > idea >

Re: [Distutils] PEP 517: Build system API

2016-11-28 Thread Daniel Holth
Here is the design. The build tool provides the install tool with a directory, or if you want to get fancy, a list of directories, that should be added to PYTHONPATH. The build tool builds into that path. The install tool makes sure Python can find it. This will make anyone who uses setuptools happ

[Distutils] Adding modules to library

2016-11-28 Thread craigorlandorattray
Having trouble installing numpy and picamera modules to python shell. Need your help please. I am just learning Python Laguage. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 ___ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinf

Re: [Distutils] PEP 517: Build system API

2016-11-28 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 29 November 2016 at 04:23, Daniel Holth wrote: > Here is the design. The build tool provides the install tool with a > directory, or if you want to get fancy, a list of directories, that should > be added to PYTHONPATH. The build tool builds into that path. The install > tool makes sure Python

Re: [Distutils] PEP 517: Build system API

2016-11-28 Thread Robert Collins
On 29 November 2016 at 07:23, Daniel Holth wrote: > Here is the design. The build tool provides the install tool with a > directory, or if you want to get fancy, a list of directories, that should > be added to PYTHONPATH. The build tool builds into that path. The install > tool makes sure Python