Re: [Python-Dev] Packaging documentation and packaging.pypi API

2012-06-20 Thread Alexis Métaireau
Hi Carl, Thanks for clarifying this. This means that indeed we have the same goals. I'll have a closer look at the internal pip APIs, as they are probably really useful and already used in production environment :) ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python

Re: [Python-Dev] Packaging documentation and packaging.pypi API

2012-06-20 Thread Carl Meyer
Hi Alexis, On 06/20/2012 10:57 AM, Alexis Métaireau wrote: > Le mer. 20 juin 2012 18:45:23 CEST, Paul Moore a écrit : >> Thanks - as you say, it's not so much the actual problem as the >> principle of what the packaging API offers that matters here. Although >> it does make a good point - to what

Re: [Python-Dev] Packaging documentation and packaging.pypi API

2012-06-20 Thread Alexis Métaireau
On 20/06/2012 17:29, Paul Moore wrote: I wasn't aware of this - I've had a look and my first thought is that the documentation needs completing. At the moment, there's a lot that isn't documented, and we should avoid getting into the same situation as with distutils where people have to use undo

Re: [Python-Dev] Packaging documentation and packaging.pypi API

2012-06-20 Thread Alexis Métaireau
Le mer. 20 juin 2012 18:45:23 CEST, Paul Moore a écrit : Thanks - as you say, it's not so much the actual problem as the principle of what the packaging API offers that matters here. Although it does make a good point - to what extent do the packaging APIs draw on existing experience like that of

Re: [Python-Dev] Packaging documentation and packaging.pypi API

2012-06-20 Thread Paul Moore
On 20 June 2012 17:07, Carl Meyer wrote: > Hi Paul, > > On 06/20/2012 09:29 AM, Paul Moore wrote: >> As a specific example, one thing I would like to do is to be able to >> set up a packaging.pypi client object that lets me query and download >> distributions. However, rather than just querying Py

Re: [Python-Dev] Packaging documentation and packaging.pypi API

2012-06-20 Thread Carl Meyer
Hi Paul, On 06/20/2012 09:29 AM, Paul Moore wrote: > As a specific example, one thing I would like to do is to be able to > set up a packaging.pypi client object that lets me query and download > distributions. However, rather than just querying PyPI (the default) > I'd like to be able to set up a

[Python-Dev] Packaging documentation and packaging.pypi API

2012-06-20 Thread Paul Moore
On 20 June 2012 14:47, Paul Moore wrote: > On 20 June 2012 14:16, Alexis Métaireau wrote: >> packaging.pypi is functionally working but IMO the API can (and probably >> should) be improved (we really lack feedback to know that). > > I wasn't aware of this - I've had a look and my first thought is