On 11 August 2017 at 19:54, Mats Wichmann <m...@wichmann.us> wrote: > On 08/11/2017 09:54 AM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: >> On 11/08/17 13:35, Thomas Güttler wrote: >> >>> I guess most python installations have setuptools. >> >> I guess so too, although I don't know. >> Those that don't are probably in one of two categories >> a) people who just downloaded Python and never installed >> anything else
False since Python 3.4/2.7.9. ensurepip installs Python on every new Python install. > Most Linux distributions choose to make it a separate package. I have > it (them - one for Py2 and one for Py3) installed everywhere, but I'd > guess it's not a default install then. > > Fedora: > python2-setuptools-36.2.0-1.fc26.noarch > python3-setuptools-36.2.0-1.fc26.noarch > > Ubuntu: > Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold > | > Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend > |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) > ||/ Name Version Architecture Description > +++-=====================-============-============-================================= > ii python-setuptools 33.1.1-1 all Python Distutils > Enhancements > ii python3-setuptools 33.1.1-1 all Python3 Distutils > Enhancements On Fedora, setuptools is mandatory: package: python3-3.6.2-1.fc26.x86_64 [snip some unrelated stuff] dependency: python3-pip provider: python3-pip-9.0.1-9.fc26.noarch dependency: python3-setuptools provider: python3-setuptools-36.2.0-1.fc26.noarch On other distributions, it usually isn’t, although many users will eventually end up with a copy. -- Chris Warrick <https://chriswarrick.com/> PGP: 5EAAEA16 _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
