[Python-Dev] PEP 453 Round 4 - Explicit bootstrapping of pip in Python installations

[Donald Stufft]

On Sep 19, 2013, at 9:27 AM, Donald Stufft <donald at stufft.io> wrote:

> We've updated PEP453 based on some of the early feedback we've gotten from -dev and Martin.
> 
> Major changes:
> 
> * Removal of the option to fetch pip from PyPI in order not to modify the trust model of the Python installers
> * Consequently rename the model from ``getpip`` to ``extractpip``
> 
> 
> Also available online at: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0453/
> 
> [snip]

One thing I don't like is the name ``extractpip``, maybe ``installpip`` would be better?

Naming things is hard.

-----------------
Donald Stufft
PGP: 0x6E3CBCE93372DCFA // 7C6B 7C5D 5E2B 6356 A926 F04F 6E3C BCE9 3372 DCFA

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 801 bytes
Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail
URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/attachments/20130919/fbdfda0d/attachment.sig>