At 10:38 PM 9/3/2007 +0100, Robin Bryce wrote:

There are a great many python packages whose source distributions are perfectly capable of running in place - why should I have to "install" such software before I'm satisfied it makes a useful addition to my system ? In something of a fit of frustration I wrote this ~1000 line python module:

http://svn.wiretooth.com/svn/open/pyrun/trunk/pyrun.py

http://svn.wiretooth.com/svn/open/pyrun/trunk/pyrun.html

wget is all the installation it needs. The -i -d and -p modes of operation are the ones I think might address "quick & dirty scripting" and "experimentation" from Toshios scenario.

AFAICT, pyrun doesn't handle dependencies between packages, let alone manage version conflicts, so I'm not clear on how it relates to the present discussion.