Maybe others like small footprint too and don't include optional packages into the core distro ;)
Markus
Yeah, but....
From a Windows head point of view, what's in Windows\System32 as compiled code is run-time, back-end stuff and nothing to worry one's head about. What's off of \Program Files is user stuff, and where one's attention is.
So I guess my point is not so much small footprint vs. big. Its back-end and front-end. On Windows - only - one seems forced somewhat to put back-end and front-end stuff under site-packages. And its a long and windy road to \python23\lib\site-packages\pygeo\demos - especially when I can't place a Start menu path to it (and don't really feel that is where it belongs in the first place). So I am pointing to what I think is a real problem. The win32all solution is the only one I can think of. There well may be others. Art