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Replace dependancy on obsolete Setuptools with new Distribute #54

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Setuptools is currently considered obsolete since it does not support
Python 3.x and has been mostly unmaintained for the last 2 years. Python
language developers now recommend the use of Distribute as an alternative.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by salimfadhley@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2009 at 11:34

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Doesn't Distribute work with setuptools packages? I think we should wait a bit 
until
Distribute becomes more common (most people are still on setuptools).

Original comment by pmatiello on 17 Nov 2009 at 1:11

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Distribute is a drop-in replacement for setuptools. That means for now the two 
are
completely interchangeable. 

Since our project does not depend on Distribute/Setuptools (it simply uses this 
to
build & upload stuff ) it's an issue for us rather than the end user. I'm 
saying that
we should switch to the new improved stuff ASAP.

We should also change our documentation to recommend people use Distribute 
rather
than setuptools (even though both will work), since Distribute is actively 
maintained
on the platforms we support whereas Setuptools is not.

Original comment by salimfadhley@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2009 at 1:51

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
If it works with setuptools, I'm fine with that. :)

Original comment by pmatiello on 17 Nov 2009 at 2:03

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
It's a replacement for setuptools - usage (for now) is identical.

Original comment by salimfadhley@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2009 at 11:03

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Original comment by pmatiello on 20 Mar 2010 at 10:23