[Distutils] using setup.py to uninstall

[Tim Peters]

[John M. Gabriele]
> Can distutils (setup.py) uninstall packages as well?

A Windows installer created by "setup.py bdist_wininst" creates the
usual kind of uninstallation entry in the Windows Control Panel ->
Add/Remove Programs applet.  AFAIK that's unique to Windows, though.

> If not, is this a feature that's being worked on, or
> is there some reason why it may not be necessary?

Unixheads are too macho to admit they need help uninstalling ;-)