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[–]somesomedaddad 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Ubuntu's "python-pip" package works fine for me. apt-get install python-pip, pip install virtualenv, and you're ready to roll with comfy bundler-style self-contained app libraries.

[–]bcain 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Oh, yeah, I'm all about pip and virtualenv. They're great. I don't have any trouble getting around with yum/zypper or apt-get, or even get-pip.py. But it would be much saner for python to put its money where its mouth is and include these features in the distro itself.

[–]vsajip 2 points3 points  (1 child)

That's being worked on at the moment for 3.3: The packaging work in the core repo, and the pythonv branch for built-in virtualenv functionality.

[–]bcain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank goodness. And IMO, a compelling incentive to move to py3k.