Python AppStore / Marketplace

[Kushal Kumaran]

On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:16:01 -0700
Daniel Fetchinson <fetchinson at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > <snipped>
> >
> > Just a GUI for package management that lets you seperate what is
> > available for the python platform that you are running on. Install,
> > deinstall, and get package information.
> >
> > https://sourceforge.net/projects/pythonpkgmgr/
> >
> > We only have source at the moment. Only for windows... and only for
> > python 2.5. Pretty limited... but we'll get there.
> 
> How will your solution be different from distutils, setuptools, pip,
> zc.buildout and a couple other similar packages I don't recall now?
> Have you considered joining one of these efforts in order to not
> fragment the "packaging and distribution" arena? Have you evaluated
> these solutions in detail and have found that they are not appropriate
> for your needs? If yes, what is the most problematic features of these
> already existing solutions that you don't like?
> 

From the web page:
"Coded in Python, and using wxWidgets, this program is a GUI that
drives easy_install and/or pip."

Hopefully, it could grow to handle the other tools you mention as
well.

Note: all I know about this project is the text on the page linked
above.  I haven't used it myself.

-- 
kushal