[Python-Dev] PEP 365 (Adding the pkg_resources module)

[Robert Brewer]

Phillip J. Eby wrote:
> The other tool that would be handy to have, would be one that unpacks
> eggs into standard distutils-style installation.

Hear, hear. I'm an author of a couple libraries that need to
interoperate with others. Of the many eggs I've downloaded over the past
year, I'd say 80%+ are never installed or even built--I just want to
grep the source code, and using my preferred tools, not some lame Find
command in a ZIP browser menu.


Robert Brewer
fumanchu at aminus.org