Re: python general question (setup.py)

2016-03-25 Thread Nils Gillmann
Cyril Roelandt writes: > On 03/25/2016 11:02 PM, Nils Gillmann wrote: >> I have a question on python. >> My theory is that this is true: >> If I write a setup.py and contribute it to a project because I >> want to make an "easier"[1] install in Guix and elsewhere, >> I feed the "one packagemanage

Re: python general question (setup.py)

2016-03-25 Thread Danny Milosavljevic
Hi, On Fri, 25 Mar 2016 23:02:20 +0100 Nils Gillmann wrote: > Is setup.py the equivalent of a package manager in python or does > it serve more purposes? Not at all. AFAIK, it's the equivalent of configure.ac / a Makefile. pip is the package manager. There's $ guix import pypi xxx for ge

Re: python general question (setup.py)

2016-03-25 Thread Cyril Roelandt
On 03/25/2016 11:02 PM, Nils Gillmann wrote: > I have a question on python. > My theory is that this is true: > If I write a setup.py and contribute it to a project because I > want to make an "easier"[1] install in Guix and elsewhere, > I feed the "one packagemanager per language" thing. > Not r

python general question (setup.py)

2016-03-25 Thread Nils Gillmann
I have a question on python. My theory is that this is true: If I write a setup.py and contribute it to a project because I want to make an "easier"[1] install in Guix and elsewhere, I feed the "one packagemanager per language" thing. Is setup.py the equivalent of a package manager in python or do