[Python-Dev] zlib not compiled by default

[Paul Prescod]

"Barry A. Warsaw" wrote:
> 
> ...
> 
> We've argued about that before, although I'm not sure if we did so on
> python-dev.  I argued for this, in the context of distutils, but I
> think Guido doesn't want to maintain this external library.  We'd have
> to do that if we distribute it with Python.

I don't understand the last sentence???? Distributing a library with
Python requires no more than "cp". Do we maintain TK on Windows?

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