[Python-Dev] Raising objections (was: setuptools in the stdlib)

[Barry Warsaw]

On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 02:06 -0400, Phillip J. Eby wrote:
> >
> >I agree.  My one stupid nit is that I don't like the name
> >'easy_install'.  I wish a better, non-underscored word could be found.
> 
> The long term plan is for a tool called "nest" to be offered, which will 
> offer a command-line interface similar to that of the "yum" package 
> manager, with commands to list, uninstall, upgrade, and perform other 
> management functions on installed packages.  It's not likely to be 
> available in time for the Python 2.5, release, but when it *is* available 
> you'll just "python -m easy_install --upgrade setuptools" to get it.  :)

Cool.  Sticking with the metaphor, where's the 'hatch' command and what
would it do? :)

-Barry

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