[Python-Dev] Re: Utility scripts

[Tim Peters]

[Paul Moore]
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> So why do existing extensions not do this? Things like wxPython
> and Twisted seem to jump through a lot of hoops for little benefit
> beyond allowing users to omit the .py extension...
...
> Of course, this will enrage Unix users who dislike file extensions :-)

Bingo -- that's why.  There's no other reason.

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> (I recall something like this being discussed on the distutils-sig a
> while back.

Yes.

> Maybe this discussion should move there.)

You're batting 1000 <wink>.