You shouldn't invoke setup.py directly

Re:You shouldn't invoke setup.py directly by colpabar on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @03:16PM (#28922350)

I've seen that before, but I dunno, it seems kind of anti-python[0] to have an "official doc" that basically says "here's a third-party tool we like, but also here's 5 other tools you could use instead." I want ONE tool, built and maintained by the same people who build and maintain python, so that it always works.

[0]: There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it. (from the zen of python)

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Re:You shouldn't invoke setup.py directly by henryiii on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @06:31PM (#28924583)

That’s never been true for packages. Just because someone else did it doesn’t mean you can’t do it better. The goal in the last few years has been to make it possible for anyone to write a build system or tooling, just like any other library in Python. Otherwise there is no innovation.

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Re:You shouldn't invoke setup.py directly by monkeybutton on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @08:52PM (#28925575)

Innovation or invitation to shave a Yak?

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