[Python-3000] More batteries included!

[Terry Reedy]

"Fredrik Lundh" <fredrik at pythonware.com> wrote in message 
news:e2qkpd$8j4$1 at sea.gmane.org...
> hopefully, the Py3K distributors will use semi-automatic tools to 
> download
> all they need to build a battery-included release.  pushing all that over 
> to
> the end users would be a major mistake.
> (python-dev and others could provide "profiles" for well-known and tested
> configurations; e.g. "psf standard", "scientific", "sumo", ...)

I think this worth considering.  The initial download for Internet Explorer 
updates is less than a megabyte.  It looks at what you have and displays a 
menu of optional components, and then downloads and installs the 15-30 
megabytes actually needed.

Terry Jan Reedy