[Python-Dev] standard libraries don't behave like standard 'libraries'

[Lennart Regebro]

2009/11/12 Sriram Srinivasan <naughtysriram at gmail.com>:
> In python we have the PyPI which is equivalent to the http://devpacks.org
> but in PyPI the packages are all user made applications.
> What I want is similar to PyPI but for the python standard libraries, so
> that they (libraries) are as add-on as possible.

They are. The mechanism for deciding if you want to use them is called
"importing".

Now of you don't want them installed, the easiest is to remove the
ones you don't want. This is useful on embedded systems, etc, but not
generally useful otehrwise.

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