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+pip is a replacement for easy_install (from pysetuptools).  It uses mostly the
+same techniques for finding packages, so packages that were made
+easy_installable should be pip-installable as well.
+
+pip is meant to improve on easy_install.  Some of the improvements:
+
+- All packages are downloaded before installation.  Partially-completed
+  installation doesn't occur as a result.
+- Care is taken to present useful output on the console.
+- The reasons for actions are kept track of.  For instance, if a package is
+  being installed, pip keeps track of why that package was required.
+- Error messages should be useful.
+- The code is relatively concise and cohesive, making it easier to use
+  programmatically.
+- Packages don't have to be installed as egg archives, they can be installed
+  flat (while keeping the egg metadata).
+- Native support for other version control systems (Git, Mercurial and Bazaar)
+
+pip is complementary with virtualenv (can be found at SBo), and it is
+encouraged that you use virtualenv to isolate your installation.
+
+pip requires pysetuptools.