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

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Ronald Oussoren wrote:
>> That doesn't require Eggs to be single-file zipfiles; deleting a
>> directory would work just as will (and I believe it will work with
>> ez_install, too).
> 
> Egg directories (which are basically just the same as packages using 
> .pth files) also work for this and that's what I usually install.
> Setuptools can work with python extension inside .zip files, but I'm
> not entirely comfortable with that.

It's primarily the .egg *files* that I dislike. I'm can accept
the .egg directories.

Regards,
Martin