in addition to resolving install dependencies, setuptools supports "extras" with their own dependencies. these can be installed using easy_install, like so:
$ easy_install mypackage[extraFeature] what is the best way to cause an extra's dependencies to be installed when using the `python setup.py` form? i discovered that you can use easy_install via setup.py and point it at the current directory: $ python setup.py easy_install . #<--- the period points easy_install at our current dir however, this does not install the extra features. trying the next logical step doesn't work: $ python setup.py easy_install .[extraFeature] so far the best that i've found is : $ cd /path/to/mypackage $ cd .. $ python mypackage/setup.py easy_install mypackage[extraFeature] is there a simpler way? -chad -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
