[Tutor] What is "distutils"?

[Andreas Kostyrka]

Am Mo, den 15.11.2004 schrieb Johan Geldenhuys um 15:15:
> I am trying to install a python application and it fails, because it
> wants "distutils.xxxx".
> What and where do I get this?
Well, it depends upon xxxx, because certain modules are supplied by
external modules, e.g. Pyrex.

But assuming it refers to the core modules, I'd guess that you are on a
Linux system, and the development package (python-dev, python-devel,
depending upon your distribution) isn't installed.

Andreas
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