[Python-3000] PEP 370 (was Re: [Python-Dev] Reminder: last alphas next Wednesday 07-May-2008) (original) (raw)

Christian Heimes lists at cheimes.de
Sun May 4 21:59:51 CEST 2008

Nick Coghlan schrieb:

This is what I see as the goal of PEP 370 as well. Perhaps the PEP could be more explicit in spelling that out?

"""The primary goal of this PEP is to provide a standard mechanism allowing Python users to install distutils packages for their own use without affecting other users of the same machine, and without requiring any change to the packages themselves.""" I think the current Rationale section kind of assumes that the reader already recognises the above paragraph as the reason for the PEP.

Good point ;) The author of the PEP was kinda sure all readers would recognize the ratio. Again explicit is better than implicit. I'll update the PEP later.

In the UNIX Notes section, the PEP should probably also state that the reason for choosing a hidden dot-file directory is that users generally aren't going to have any interest in the source files for the Python packages that they install, and that users that would prefer for the files to be visible can easily make a symbolic link to the directory.

Good point, too.

Thanks Nick!

Christian

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