Ben Finney wrote:
Olof Bjarnason <olof.bjarna...@gmail.com> writes:
Hi everybody!
The "Where is CPAN for Python?" question keeps popping up, with
answers ranging from "There is no CPAN for Python" and "We already
have CPAN for Python" (confusing).
Caused in no small measure by the fact that Perl people mean at least
two distinct things by “Where is CPAN for Python?”:
* The central package registry, CPAN, with metadata in a standard
queryable format, and all registered packages redundantly mirrored and
available for installation at user-specified versions.
We have an equivalent in PyPI, though it's incomplete since many
*registered* packages are not actually hosted *at* PyPI.
CPAN is a repository. PyPi is an collection of links.
CPAN has over 260 mirrors. PyPi has none.
CPAN enforces standard organization on packages. PyPi does not.
CPAN has quality control, with testers and a test reporting system.
PyPi does not.
John Nagle
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