PEP 262 (database of installed Python packages)

[Mark Brady]

"Andy Elvey" <andy.elvey at paradise.net.nz> wrote in message news:<3wgg8.685$Qo2.70120 at news02.tsnz.net>...
  it would be *truly* wonderful if there were a (standard?) database
> of  *all*  installed packages (Python, Ruby, and whatever else) - maybe in a
> directory called "search".   In Linux, this could be "/search" ,  in Win32
> "C:\search".

I uderstand where you are coming from but I personally don't think
that this is a good idea. I love the idea of a Python module database
and infact I always try to use distutils to build a wininst or rpm so
that I can easily see and manage the packages I have installed. I like
Ruby, Perl, etc. but they all have their own ways of doing things. I
don't think a Python PEP is the place to try and solve their package
management problems as well as our own. However if we do use a fairly
generic solution maybe it would become a de-facto standard. Anyway
have a nice day everyone,

Mark Brady.