SONAME for python modules is bad? (aka multiple module version)

[Diez B. Roggisch]

mathieu schrieb:
> As far as I know there has not been any consensus on how to install
> multiple version of a same module in python ? What are the recommended
> mechanism ?


I use virtualenvs for everything. Especially on unixish OSes this 
usually works without problems. On windows, things are a bit different, 
as sometimes you only get binary installers that insist on installing 
into the base-installation.

> I could not find any documentation on the subject. Does anyone sees
> any issue with using standard SONAME mechanism when installing a
> python module ?


I don't understand that. You mean the .so.X.Y.Z-thingy under *ix? That 
would essentially be the pkg_resources.require-road, yes. But as it's 
not widely adopted, it will cause you troubles because some packages 
won't declare their dependencies properly.

Diez