[Python-Dev] Distutils and Distribute roadmap (and some words on Virtualenv, Pip) (original) (raw)

Paul Moore p.f.moore at gmail.com
Sun Oct 11 18:52:24 CEST 2009

2009/10/9 Michael Foord <fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk>:

Many Windows users would be quite happy if the standard mechanism for installing non-source distributions on Windows was via the wininst binaries.

+1 I'm one of those people.

I wonder if it is going to be possible to make this compatible with the upcoming distutils package management 'stuff' (querying for installed packages, uninstallation etc) since installation/uninstallation goes through the Windows system package management feature.  I guess it would be eminently possible but require some reasonably high level Windows-fu to do.

I am working with Tarek to keep Windows issues (and in particular this one) on the agenda. It's quite hard at times, as getting a representative sample of Windows users' preferences/requirements is difficult at best (Windows users seem as a group to be either very quiet, or very easy to please. I'm an exception :-))

If any Windows users want to speak up and help, that would be immensely useful! (And please, identify yourself as such - it's often hard to determine who knows Windows, and who is a Unix user making assumptions or best guesses).

Paul.

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