[Distutils] Python module for use in ‘setup.py’ but not to install

[Nick Coghlan]

On 19 January 2015 at 18:23, Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> Unfortunately this kind of problem (trouble post-install from a PyPI
> package) is difficult to test. How can I test the behaviour of ‘pip’ in
> this regard, without thrashing many releases of a package upload to
> PyPI?

A local devpi instance is great for that kind of testing:
http://doc.devpi.net/latest/

Regards,
Nick.

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