Re: [Python-Dev] Adding a Pip GUI to IDLE and idlelib (GSOC project)

2016-04-01 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 27 March 2016 at 16:13, Terry Reedy wrote: > Thoughts? +1 from me - being able to teach package installation without teaching the command line first has been an oft-requested capability for a long time. Cheers, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncogh...@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia ___

Re: [Python-Dev] Adding a Pip GUI to IDLE and idlelib (GSOC project)

2016-03-28 Thread Terry Reedy
On 3/28/2016 12:50 PM, Ethan Furman wrote: On 03/26/2016 11:13 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: Summary: There are two prospective Google Summer of Code (GSOC) students applying to work on writing a gui interface to the basic pip functions needed by beginners. I expect Google to accept their proposals.

Re: [Python-Dev] Adding a Pip GUI to IDLE and idlelib (GSOC project)

2016-03-28 Thread Ethan Furman
On 03/26/2016 11:13 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: Summary: There are two prospective Google Summer of Code (GSOC) students applying to work on writing a gui interface to the basic pip functions needed by beginners. I expect Google to accept their proposals. Before I commit to mentoring a student (som