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[matplotlib-devel] Adding optional setuptools to setup.py

[Gael V. <gae...@no...>]

Hi,

I just sent a similar e-mail to the ipython-def mailing list:
I am not a big proponent of setuptools, but I must admit they have really
nice feature for developpers: "python setup.py develop", which does the
Python equivalent of a symlink during the install so that it uses the
source code from the check out to run.

I would like to add these lines to the setup.py:

"""
try:
    from setuptools import setup, find_packages
except ImportError:
    pass
"""

I cannot see waht harm this can do, and I can see the benefit: I install
an svn checkout of MPL with:

"""
sudo python setup.py develop --prefix /usr/local
"""

and then maintain this check out by doing "svn up", and this even in
windows.

What do you think?

Gaël

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Adding optional setuptools to setup.py

[Gael V. <gae...@no...>]

On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 09:32:04AM -0800, Andrew Straw wrote:
> If we're going to use setuptools (actually already required for Python 
> 2.3), I think we need to do it completely and not optionally -- 
> otherwise users will start to depend on its features, which simply won't 
> be there in some cases. In particular, I suspect they will make use of 
> the dependency resolution mechanisms. As I suggested on the ipython-dev 
> list this will do what you want without requiring a change to setup.py:

> python -c "import setuptools; execfile('setup.py')" develop

OK, I'll settle for this.

Gaël

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Adding optional setuptools to setup.py

[Charlie M. <cw...@gm...>]

We added "setupegg.py" a long time ago which does exactly this.  The
line below would then be:

python setupegg.py develop

On Dec 12, 2007 12:35 PM, Gael Varoquaux <gae...@no...> wr=
ote:
> On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 09:32:04AM -0800, Andrew Straw wrote:
> > If we're going to use setuptools (actually already required for Python
> > 2.3), I think we need to do it completely and not optionally --
> > otherwise users will start to depend on its features, which simply won'=
t
> > be there in some cases. In particular, I suspect they will make use of
> > the dependency resolution mechanisms. As I suggested on the ipython-dev
> > list this will do what you want without requiring a change to setup.py:
>
> > python -c "import setuptools; execfile('setup.py')" develop
>
> OK, I'll settle for this.
>
> Ga=EBl
>
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Re: [matplotlib-devel] Adding optional setuptools to setup.py

[Gael V. <gae...@no...>]

On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 01:40:38PM -0500, Charlie Moad wrote:
> We added "setupegg.py" a long time ago which does exactly this.  The
> line below would then be:

> python setupegg.py develop

Sorry. I am being really brain dead today.

Thanks,

Gaël

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Adding optional setuptools to setup.py

[Andrew S. <str...@as...>]

If we're going to use setuptools (actually already required for Python=20
2.3), I think we need to do it completely and not optionally --=20
otherwise users will start to depend on its features, which simply won't =

be there in some cases. In particular, I suspect they will make use of=20
the dependency resolution mechanisms. As I suggested on the ipython-dev=20
list this will do what you want without requiring a change to setup.py:

python -c "import setuptools; execfile('setup.py')" develop

Gael Varoquaux wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just sent a similar e-mail to the ipython-def mailing list:
> I am not a big proponent of setuptools, but I must admit they have real=
ly
> nice feature for developpers: "python setup.py develop", which does the=

> Python equivalent of a symlink during the install so that it uses the
> source code from the check out to run.
>
> I would like to add these lines to the setup.py:
>
> """
> try:
>     from setuptools import setup, find_packages
> except ImportError:
>     pass
> """
>
> I cannot see waht harm this can do, and I can see the benefit: I instal=
l
> an svn checkout of MPL with:
>
> """
> sudo python setup.py develop --prefix /usr/local
> """
>
> and then maintain this check out by doing "svn up", and this even in
> windows.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Ga=EBl
>
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