[Distutils] python setup.py develop and extras

[Daniel Holth]

On Nov 6, 2012, at 6:47 AM, Chris Withers <chris at python.org> wrote:

> On 05/11/2012 20:32, Daniel Holth wrote:
>> Extras are just an alias for a set of dependencies. After you run
>> setup.py develop on package, just "pip install package[docs,testing]"
> 
> it's pyramid, and I want to do setup.py develop [docs,testing]

It's no longer fashionable to have a project's build script reach out and install its own dependencies. If you want a one-liner try pip install -e . pyramid[docs,testing]

> 
> cheers,
> 
> Chris
> 
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