[Distutils] How to force installing setuptools instead of distribute ?

[P.J. Eby]

At 09:45 AM 7/1/2010 +0530, Zubin Mithra wrote:
>1. Setuptools is no longer being maintained.

This is not true.  Please don't spread it, and I'd appreciate it if 
you'd kindly issue a retraction in any other forum where you've 
spread it.  Thanks.