[Python-Dev] setuptools: past, present, future

[Fredrik Lundh]

Terry Reedy wrote:

> 1. Based on comments on c.l.py, the biggest legitimate fact-based (versus
> personal-taste-based) knock again Python versus, in particular, Perl is the
> lack of a CPAN-like facility.  As I remember, there have even been a few
> people say something like "I like Python the language better that Perl, but
> I won't switch because I love CPAN even more."

when did anyone last say that?  I thought Perl-to-Python migration
flame wars was a Y2K thing?

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