Dave Benjamin wrote: > Hey folks, > > Why is PythonWin (win32all) still a separate download from a third party? > Is it legal, technical, or what? I think it's about time it be part of the > standard distribution. > Something that the other responders seem to have ignored is the separation of development of the two systems. If Python for Windows were to bundle win32all then there'd be less chance of Mark Hammond releasing bugfixes separately from the Python distribution, and he would have to synchronise his release cycles with those of the Python core.
It can be done (witness the forthcoming introduction of elementtree as a standard library module), but I see little benefit in this case, especially as there's little evidence that the majority of Windows Python users need win32all. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Love me, love my blog http://holdenweb.blogspot.com Recent Ramblings http://del.icio.us/steve.holden -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
