[Python-Dev] Standard library vs Standard distribution?

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:46:23 -0800
Steve Dower <steve.dower at python.org> wrote:
> 
> I've previously volunteered to move certain modules to their own PyPI 
> packages and bundle them (omitting package names to avoid upsetting 
> people again), and I've done various analyses of which modules can be 
> moved out. I've also deliberately designed functionality into the 
> Windows installer to be able to bundle and install arbitrary packages 
> whenever we like (there's an example in 
> https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Tools/msi/bundle/packagegroups/packageinstall.wxs).
> 
> Plus I've been involved in packaging longer than I've been involved in 
> core development. I find it highly embarrassing, but there are people 
> out there who publicly credit me with "making it possible to use any 
> packages at all on Windows". Please don't accuse me of throwing out 
> ideas in this area without doing any work.

Sorry.  I've been unfair and unduly antagonistic.

Regards

Antoine.