[Distutils] how do I add some functionality to my setup.py which is testable and modular?

[Ben Finney]

Glyph Lefkowitz <glyph at twistedmatrix.com> writes:

> On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn <zooko at zooko.com>wrote:
> > ... and Glyph refuses to accept my patch which fixes it because the
> > fix isn't testable ...
>
> Since this message officially makes me That Jerk Who Is Forcing The
> Issue,

I wouldn't characterise it like that :-)

> I've finally joined distutils-sig.

Welcome!

> (For what it's worth, I wouldn't quite characterize it like that. More
> like "Twisted and Nevow refuse to accept these patches because their
> policy requires testability."

I see no real difference between those two; and I find both describe an
equally commendable action.

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Ben Finney