On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Steven D'Aprano <st...@remove-this-cybersource.com.au> wrote:
>> Typically, if your want to install say >> matplotlib with pygtk with a custom built python, you are in for a fun >> ride because you have to rebuild everything. > > That's not what I consider a typical case. But I take your point. It is an acute problem in the numpy/scipy community, and I think it generalizes to any community which depends quite a bit on C extensions. I am convinced that the only solution that can work in those cases is *more* integration with native solutions, not less. That's why I worry when people suggest to *only* focus on making python-only solutions. Of course, python-specific solutions are fine as long as they don't make it more difficult to support the native-integration goal (which sadly has been the trend up to now). cheers, David -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
