[Python-3000] Will we have a true restricted exec environment for python-3000?

[Michael P. Soulier]

On 10/04/06 Bill Janssen said:

> I think we're very close to that with Python 2.5.

Depends. I recently tried to install mechanize, and easytools tried to install
a ton of dependencies, all requiring administrator access to install. --prefix
didn't resolve dependencies, which isn't helpful if you're not root or you
don't trust the install scripts. 

Plus, one of the resources was unavailable to my install just failed. Relying
on various pieces scattered over sourceforge doesn't really seem all that
close to me. 

That said, I should read up on 2.5. Ideally we'd have multiple distribution
methods, one requiring an initial install of something like a Python runtime,
and one that simply bundles everything ala PyInstaller. 

Mike

-- 
Michael P. Soulier <msoulier at digitaltorque.ca>
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It
takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite
direction." --Albert Einstein
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