paul moore vlasdutgmailcom 19032008 jeff rush wrote 1 plan pypi python 30 comes dependencies start getting satisfied distribution across great divide eg 30specific package pulls pypi 2xspecific package meet need distutils core python doesnt automatic dependency management setuptools issue setuptools deal may infrastructure changes would generally useful theres nothing needed core 2 attempts years fix distutils last one 2006 anthony baxter stated major hurdle strong demand respect backward compatibility finally gave one purposes python 30 freedom break backward compatibility sake right thing permissible give distutils good reworking stop letting compatibility issues hold us back sounds reasonable im sure patches would considered past discussions around including setuptools controversial generally reached consensus reasons pure backward compatibility also compatibility isnt important 30 smooth migration incompatible proposal must include consideration assist people huge complex setuppy files use distutils internals complex ways prepared work id happy see distutils improved dont need improvement personally paul _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom wed 06 aug 2008 143402 0000 pythondev distutils breaking distutils pypi python 3000