[Distutils] GUI for Python package Management

[David Lyon]

On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:43:45 -0600, Jeff Rush <jeff at taupro.com> wrote:
>> You mean, have packages tracked separately depending on which program
>> was used to install them? That seems like a recipe for madness.
> 
> Agreed, manifest generation -has- to be done in the backend.

Isn't this already been done in the backend? :-)

Actually, when you install enough packages, this is where it gets crazy
and it drives the average mad - from a user perspective. Some packages are 
installed using a windows installer (or rpm), some using 'setup.py
install', 
some using easy_install.

In other languages, you just use the one tool..

Users already know madness... :-) and have had it for some time not
through anybodies fault. 

The discussion you guys are having about all the fixes that you
can/could do is very interesting. I think you are all on the right
track.

Regards

David