Christopf Gohlke's page as a package repository

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For computers with online access, it could be very useful to connect to the 
Gohlke repository from the WPPM à la Synaptic Package Manager in Ubuntu. It 
would allow a speedy selection of packages to install/update. The package 
descriptions can be parsed from the title row and the control panel can find 
the suitable version for the installed python version reporting updates as 
necessary.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by umut.top...@gmail.com on 29 Jan 2013 at 5:31

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That's an interesting idea, thanks for suggesting it. 

However, I see one potential problem: Christoph Gohlke is quite explicit 
regarding the fact that people should not download packages more than 
necessary. I think that using this page as the source of a database for a 
package manager is probably not coherent with the spirit of his "unofficial" 
page, as I understand it. 

Besides, my personnal motivation (and consequently my coding involvement) for 
this feature is quite limited as I'm almost exclusively working on private 
networks which are physically disconnected from the internet (for security 
reasons). And when I do open source software at home (where I have an Internet 
connection of course), I really prefer investing time in features that I will 
actually use at work. 

So, I'll keep this Issue opened in case someone want to do something about it 
(after having check with Christoph Gohlke that he's okay with it) but I won't 
personally take action on this. 

Original comment by pierre.raybaut on 29 Jan 2013 at 7:01

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Thank you for your prompt reply. I do not see people downloading the modules 
more than they normally would with this tool. However, your other reason for 
not implementing this suggestion is fair and understandable. 
Thanks a lot for this very nice project and good luck with your work on private 
networks.

Original comment by umut.top...@gmail.com on 29 Jan 2013 at 7:07

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Original comment by pierre.raybaut on 21 Apr 2013 at 8:26

• Changed title: Christopf Gohlke's page as a package repository
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