On Monday 01 August 2005 05:30 am, Ed Leafe wrote: > Should we have defensive code for every possible broken installation? We > use a lot of the Python standard library modules, many dbapi-compliant > modules, and, of course, wxPython. If someone mis-installs one of the > pre-requisites, do you expect Dabo to catch that and present you with a > diagnostic message? I'm serious here: I want to know what people consider > acceptable for a software package that relies on other packages.
I don't know. Defense code sounds like a PITA. But maybe give a hint in the INSTALL file, or a link to the proper wxPython install? These are the obvious things that might help people like me at least get to the point where we can see what your software does. Take a look at the SciPy module for good instructions. It would have been hell without the precise list of prerequisites in the INSTALL.txt file. James -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
