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MAL> True, but it is easily possible to install those packages in MAL> a directory which is scanned before the standard lib, thus MAL> overriding the distribution versions: MAL> python setup.py install install-lib=~/lib A general solution that requires uses to set environment variables isn't acceptable IMO. >> I believe that was the motivation for Barry to consider >> backporting large amounts of changes. The same holds for >> distutils, except that there aren't that many major changes. MAL> If that's the case, then we probably ought to make it easier MAL> for user installed Python add-ons to override builtin MAL> packages. +1 MAL> This would help to get rid off the hacks which the PyXML MAL> distribution has to use in order to achieve the same. Yup, see my previous response. -Barry