On 18-apr-2006, at 23:10, Phillip J. Eby wrote: > >> There aren't all that many things that are wrong in setuptools, >> but some of them are essential: >> >> * setuptools should not monkey patch distutils on import > > Please propose an alternative, or better still, produce a patch. > Be sure > that it still allows distutils extensions like py2exe to work. The > only > real alternative to monkeypatching that I'm aware of for that issue > is to > actually merge setuptools with the distutils, but my guess is that > you'll > like that even less. :)
Have you considered such a merger? It's rather odd to include a package in the stdlib that monkeypatches another part of the stdlib. For the record: I like setuptools and eggs. Ronald _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
