[Distutils] Another conversation starter - pip documentation in the Python docs

[Marcus Smith]

> Hmm, OK. I've no problem with that (although I do find the packaging guide
> pretty hard to get into for an end user who only wants to *use* packages,
> not *create* them
>

there's a section marked "Installation Tutorial".  Someone wanting to
install packages should be able to get into that, once it actually has
content  : )


> I think we should explain *in the core documentation*
>
How about if I provide a new (short) document called something like "Python
> package management"
>

IMO, we should put the energy into one comprehensive document (the new user
guide) and link out to it, not duplicate effort into the core docs.
The "Installing Python Modules"/"Distributing Python Modules" documents
should be integrated into the new User Guide.
It will be confusing and anti-zen for a user to come upon those documents
and have to reconcile it with the user guide

Marcus
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