[Python-Dev] "setuptools has divided the Python community"

[Barry Warsaw]

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On Mar 25, 2009, at 11:35 AM, Olemis Lang wrote:

> Yes you're right, Trac requires .egg files for local plugins installs
> (... in /plugins folder ;) so that not all environments but only one
> be able to use the plugin ... but that's not exactly what I'm saying,
> since setuptools AFAIK *MUST* be already there ... so Trac depends on
> setuptools.

I've not looked at Trac's plugin architecture, but I wonder, how much  
of it is generic enough to be useful for any application?  I've found  
setuptools entry points difficult to work with for plugins, and I  
think the Python ecosystem could benefit from more shared wisdom, if  
not code, in designing plugin frameworks for applications.

Barry

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