[Distutils] (How) do setuptools/distribute/pip handle circular dependencies?

[Vinay Sajip]

Vinay Sajip <vinay_sajip <at> yahoo.co.uk> writes:

> So, according to the declarations, each package depends on the other. Can
> setuptools / distribute deal with this sort of situation? If so, how does
> that work?

My question also applies to pip, of course. I know it uses setuptools /
distribute under the covers, but I'm not sure if it has additional / different
dependency resolution logic.

Regards,

Vinay Sajip