[Python-Dev] Python and the Linux Standard Base (LSB) (original) (raw)

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Thu Nov 30 16:24:02 CET 2006

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On Nov 30, 2006, at 9:49 AM, Talin wrote:

I really don't like all these "cute" names, simply because they are obscure. Names that only make sense once you've gotten the joke may be self-gratifying but not good HCI.

Warsaw's Fifth Law :)

How about:

python -M install Or maybe we could even lobby to get: python --install as a synonym of the above?

As Ronald points out, installing is only one action, and then you
have to handle all of its options too. Maybe that means

python -M install --install-dir foo --other-setuptools-options

would work, but I don't think just bare --install does. I'm also not
sure "python -M install" is a big improvement over "egg" or whatever
("egg" actually isn't bad).

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