[Python-Dev] how to easily consume just the parts of eggs that are good for you

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

Ben Finney writes:
 > "Stanley A. Klein" <sklein at cpcug.org> writes:
 > 
 > > IMHO, the main system without a package manager is Windows.
 > 
 > AFAICT the MacOS platform also lacks in this area.

Actually, they both have them.  Windows has Cygwin (rpm-based), while
for MacOS Fink (deb-based), MacPorts (FreeBSD ports-like), and
NetBSD's pkgsrc are all viable options if you want packaging support
for 3rd-party packages.