[Distutils] Two ways to download python packages - I prefer one

[Thomas Güttler]

I was told this:

 > `python setup.py develop` uses urllib2 to download distributions whereas pip uses requests

Souce: http://stackoverflow.com/a/36958874/633961

This can create confusing situations and I want to avoid this.

Is there a way to use only **one** way to install python packages?

Do wheels help here?

Or is there a way to use npm for python packages?

Regards,
   Thomas Güttler

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