[Distutils] "setup.py needs to go away" (was [PEP 376] - Open questions on python-dev)

[David Lyon]

On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:54:53 -0400, Jim Fulton <jim at zope.com> wrote:
> This is really off topic.  I'll reply but I'll switch the list to web- 
> sig.

>>
>> Why is there so many problems with python hosting? What I mean
>> is that any linux host that can run python should be able to
>> do web hosting easily. Say like run zope/plone.
>>
>> Is this due to difficulties in getting packages onto a web host?
>>
>> What could be done in an ideal world to make it a snap to
>> run zope on my cheapy linux web hosting service (that already
>> has python)?

No it is not OT. It's totally on-topic...

I'm asking how an application developer using a cheapy web hosting
plan (who cannot run setup.py)... could do a package installation.

Therefore, allowing "setup.py needs to go away"

I can't keep on-topic anymore than that...

It is a valid question...

David