Re: [Tutor] Why is there no uninstall option for setup.py?

2009-07-13 Thread A.T.Hofkamp
Hai, Welcome to the complexities of package management :) wcyee wrote: Hi, When I am able to find and install a windows package distributed as an exe file, I can just go to "Add & Remove Programs" in the "Control Panel" and uninstall it. That's what I call an OS package manager. My Linux on

Re: [Tutor] Why is there no uninstall option for setup.py?

2009-07-11 Thread Ataulla S H
its a open source u need to delete the installed package or rename the package y have full flexibility On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 8:12 AM, wcyee wrote: > Hi,  When I am able to find and install a windows package distributed > as an exe file, I can just go to "Add & Remove Programs" in th

[Tutor] Why is there no uninstall option for setup.py?

2009-07-11 Thread wcyee
Hi, When I am able to find and install a windows package distributed as an exe file, I can just go to "Add & Remove Programs" in the "Control Panel" and uninstall it. But if I have to run "python setup.py install", this is not possible. I'm trying to understand why uninstall has not been provided