[Distutils] setuptools

Robert Collins robertc at robertcollins.net
Thu Mar 26 23:48:42 CET 2015


On 27 March 2015 at 04:38, robert schaefer <rps at haystack.mit.edu> wrote:
> Halloooo distutils!
>
> When I clicked on the link and download the setuptools .gz file, the name of the file had a "dist/“ prepended to it.
> The backslash in the name causes all sorts of problems and I had to rename the file before expanding, then again after expanding because the backslash came back.
>
> What I want to know is, Is this a bug or a feature? And if it is a feature, please explain what you are trying to do?

I'm sorry, I have no idea what you're referring to :) Could you
perhaps attach a transcript of your shell session, or screenshots or
something?

-Rob


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