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diff --git a/development/pip/README b/development/pip/README index e87a8a3d61..f2dbe460da 100644 --- a/development/pip/README +++ b/development/pip/README @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -pip is a replacement for easy_install (from pysetuptools). It uses mostly the -same techniques for finding packages, so packages that were made +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: @@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ pip is meant to improve on easy_install. Some of the improvements: - 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). +- 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). - Uninstallation of packages. -- Simple to define fixed sets of requirements and reliably reproduce a set of - packages. +- Simple to define fixed sets of requirements and reliably reproduce a set + of packages. pip is complementary with virtualenv (can be found at SBo), and it is encouraged that you use virtualenv to isolate your installation. |