martin v löwis qpnyslvloewisde seems discussion undermined acknowledging many use cases front rationale many tacit rationales honestly really imagine explicit better implicit nevertheless many use cases related level would benefit form lowestcommondenominator support standard library example wanted use library support multiversion packages one ensure dependencies would need know versions things currently installed would install multiple versions first place python supports thing least without setting pythonpath otherwise changing syspath personal use case multiversion packages deploy many small scripts applications use evolving set base libraries dont want older scripts hold back pushing forward base libraries peg scripts respective major versions release could imagined use case never install multiple versions thing system except python also try avoid using evolving libraries much possible quickly abandon libraries change incompatible manner across releases least porting becomes much burden notice use case isnt listed pep see pep help providing functionality regards martin _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom wed 06 aug 2008 204853 0100 pythondev distutils get rid eggs 26 beyond