[Python-Dev] magic in setuptools (Was: setuptools in the stdlib)

[Anthony Baxter]

On Thursday 20 April 2006 17:42, Martin v. Löwis wrote:
> 4. .egg files. -1

As far as I understand it, an egg file is just a zipimport format zip 
file with some additional metadata. You can also install the egg 
files in an unpacked way, if you prefer that. I don't understand the 
objection here - it's no better or worse than countless packages in 
site-packages, and if it gives us multiple versions of the same code, 
all the better. 

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