[Python-Dev] re performance

Lukasz Langa lukasz at langa.pl
Mon Jan 30 13:32:33 EST 2017


> On Jan 30, 2017, at 6:26 AM, Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org> wrote:
> 
> Actually, I think pkg_resources would make an excellent candidate.  The
> setuptools crew is working on a branch that would allow for setuptools and
> pkg_resources to be split, which would be great for other reasons.  Splitting
> them may mean that pkg_resources could eventually be added to the stdlib, but
> as an intermediate step, it could also test out this idea.  It probably has a
> lot less of the baggage that you outline.

FWIW this is what we do at Facebook. We ship pkg_resources with everything but not setuptools. So there's definitely value in that. It's a little surprising we haven't been doing that yet, given that zipped applications need it.

- Ł


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