[Python-3000] Proposal: No more standard library additions

[Giovanni Bajo]

Phillip J. Eby wrote:

> Yes.  "nest" will be an overall command similar to "yum" or other
> package managers of its ilk, with subcommands like "nest install"
> that will work like easy_install.

Yes this will be great.

> But before anybody asks, I have no clue when I'll even be able to
> start on writing nest, let alone finishing it.

I think you could setup a wiki page with the design of the nest command.
After having discussed that, other people might be able to help with the
implementation.

> Distutils itself is in sore need of a 3K-ing.

Agreed, and your input as to what parts of distuils/setuptools should be
dropped would be mostly appreciated. Again, a wiki page or a PEP is in
order.
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Giovanni Bajo