[Python-Dev] setuptools in the stdlib ([Python-checkins] r45510 (original) (raw)

[Python-Dev] setuptools in the stdlib ([Python-checkins] r45510 - python/trunk/Lib/pkgutil.py python/trunk/Lib/pydoc.py)

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Thu Apr 20 19:25:32 CEST 2006


Martin> c) ask for consent in advance to making a potentially-breaking
Martin>    change.

Doesn't that potentially extend the release time for an enhanced distutils across multiple Python releases? With both distutils and setuptools available simultaneously, setuptools can be designed and implemented to suit the needs of its constituency while distutils remains avilable and compatible for those people using it.

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