From af5062470253b9afae7071c3cb8eab4f1e2c9c9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robby Workman Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 15:31:08 -0500 Subject: python/pip: Moved from Development category Signed-off-by: Robby Workman --- development/pip/README | 26 -------------------------- 1 file changed, 26 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 development/pip/README (limited to 'development/pip/README') diff --git a/development/pip/README b/development/pip/README deleted file mode 100644 index f2dbe460da6e8..0000000000000 --- a/development/pip/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -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. -- cgit v1.2.3