summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/python/pip/README
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'python/pip/README')
-rw-r--r--python/pip/README26
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/python/pip/README b/python/pip/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2dbe460da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/pip/README
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+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).
+- Uninstallation 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.
+
+pip requires pysetuptools.