On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 6:00 AM, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan@gmail.com> wrote:

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Do the Linux distros use pip to build their packages?

Not that I am aware of.

Fedora's build macros for Python projects currently rely on running setup.py directly, but we've been considering switching to pip instead since 2013 or so. PEP 517 is likely to provide the impetus to switch from "maybe we should do that" to "we need to do that, at least if setup.py is missing, and potentially always, so we get more consistent installation metadata"

which is exactly why I tried to do it in conda. In a post PEP 517 world, that may be a good way to go. I'm looking forward to it. -CHB -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception Chris.Barker@noaa.gov