the name ``wheel''

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On 2024-03-21 11:36, Johanne Fairchild via Python-list wrote:
> Why is a whl-package called a ``wheel''?  Is it just a pronunciation for
> the extension WHL or is it really a name?
> 
> Also, it seems that when I install Python on Windows, it doesn't come
> with pip ready to run.  I had to say
> 
>    python -m ensurepip
> 
> and then I saw that a pip on a whl-package was installed.  Why doesn't
> the official distribution make pip ready to run by default?  Thank you!

When I install Python on Windows, I always get pip by default, although 
it might not be on the system search path.

As it's recommended to use the Python Launcher py on Windows, I use that 
instead:

py -m pip install something

because it gives better support if you have multiple versions of Python 
installed.