On 30 January 2017 at 15:26, Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org> wrote: > On Jan 30, 2017, at 12:38 PM, Nick Coghlan wrote: > >>I think there are 3 main candidates that could fit that bill: >> >>- requests >>- setuptools >>- regex > > Actually, I think pkg_resources would make an excellent candidate. The > setuptools crew is working on a branch that would allow for setuptools and > pkg_resources to be split, which would be great for other reasons. Splitting > them may mean that pkg_resources could eventually be added to the stdlib, but > as an intermediate step, it could also test out this idea. It probably has a > lot less of the baggage that you outline. Yep, if/when pkg_resources is successfully split out from the rest of setuptools, I agree it would also be a good candidate for stdlib bundling - version independent runtime access to the database of installed packages is a key capability for many use cases, and not currently something we support especially well. It's also far more analogous to the existing pip bundling, since setuptools/pkg_resources are also maintained under the PyPA structure. Cheers, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan at gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia
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