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diff --git a/development/pip/README b/development/pip/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8825fbc020 --- /dev/null +++ b/development/pip/README @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +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. |