Re: [Matplotlib-users] Why is pip not mentioned in the Installation Documentation?

[Michael D. <md...@st...>]

One of the reasons (historically) is that the build scripts predate 
setuptools and ships copies of dependencies rather than using 
easy_install or pip to install them.  There is an open PR to address 
this here:

https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/1454

But you do make a good point that `pip` should be mentioned in the docs 
as part of that change.

Mike

On 11/16/2012 05:54 AM, Mathew Topper wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm interested to know why the pip package manager is not more widely 
> supported for installation of python packages like matplotlib? 
> Matplotlib seems to be particularly slowly updated in the Fedora 
> repositories, for example, so I often find that a source installation 
> is necessary. I know this isn't especially difficult for the 
> experienced user, but surely using something like pip would make this 
> process for accessible for all users of python packages, particularly 
> those that do not receive much attention from the big distribution 
> maintainers? Yet, pip doesn't get a mention on the installation 
> documentation of matplotlib or many other python packs.
>
> I would love to hear anyone's thoughts on this matter.
>
> Many Thanks,
>
> Mat
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