[Python-Dev] cpython (3.4): Issue #22295: Adopt 'python -m pip' as the preferred invocation

[Paul Moore]

On 6 September 2014 13:47, Skip Montanaro <skip at pobox.com> wrote:
> Based on the comment in the second issue, it doesn't appear this will
> be resolved until 1.7 at the earliest.

The second issue is specific to setuptools, where we have some very
unpleasant hacks to deal with the setuptools/distribute mess.

Having said that I don't have an immediate feel for what proportion of
the issues around --user are fixed in 1.6, as I don't personally use
--user much.

Paul