[Python-Dev] Status of packaging in 3.3 (original) (raw)

Stephen J. Turnbull stephen at xemacs.org
Fri Jun 22 08:25:44 CEST 2012

Paul Moore writes:

End users should not need packaging tools on their machines.

I think this desideratum is close to obsolete these days, with webapps in "the cloud" downloading resources (including, but not limited to, code) on an as-needed basis.

If you're not obtaining resources as-needed, but instead installing an everything-you-could-ever-need SUMO, I don't see the problem with including packaging tools as well.

Not to mention that "end user" isn't a permanent property of a person, but rather a role that they can change at will and sometimes may be forced to.

What is desirable is that such tools be kept in the back of a closet where people currently in the "end user" role don't need to see them at all, but developers can get them immediately when needed.

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