[Numpy-discussion] Proposal: stop supporting 'setup.py install'; start requiring 'pip install .' instead

[Nathan Goldbaum]

Would this happen at the level of numpy's setup.py script or would it be
implemented in numpy.distutils? I'm asking as the developer of a package
that uses numpy.distutils to manage C extensions.

On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 10:28 AM, <josef.pktd at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Nathaniel Smith <njs at pobox.com> wrote:
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>> On Oct 27, 2015 6:08 AM, <josef.pktd at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> [...]
>> >
>> >
>> > What's the equivalent of
>> > python setup.py build_ext --inplace
>>
>> It's
>>     python setup.py build_ext --inplace
>>
>> ;-)
>>
> Ok, Sorry, I read now the small print and the issue.
>
> Sounds reasonable, given we can `force` our way out.
>
> (If the reason to run to pip is a misspelled dev version number, then it
> looks like a hammer to me.)
>
> Josef
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>> There's also no replacement for setup.py sdist, or setup.py upload (which
>> is broken and should never be used), or setup.py clean (which is also
>> broken and should never be used in numpy's case). pip is a better package
>> installer than raw distutils or setuptools, for non-installation-related
>> tasks it has nothing to offer. (With the partial exception of 'pip wheel'.)
>>
>> -n
>>
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