"Development mode"

Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Date	2012-09-20 12:02 -0700
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Subject	"Development mode"
From	py_lrnr <henryalphabet@hotmail.com>

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I am new to python and I have come across the following command and its description: 

>Now to be able to run the project you will need to install it and its >dependencies. 

>python setup.py develop

I looked up what the 'develop' argument does and found:

>Extra commands:
>  develop           install package in 'development mode'

I searched for a description of 'development mode' but could not find a good description.

Can anyone (very briefly) explain to me, in a sentence or two:

what 'development mode' is? 
how 'development mode' differs from other 'modes'?
why/when I would use 'development mode'? 
what 'development mode' does or does not allow me to do?

Many thanks in advance.

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"Development mode" py_lrnr <henryalphabet@hotmail.com> - 2012-09-20 12:02 -0700
  Re: "Development mode" Tarek Ziadé <tarek@ziade.org> - 2012-09-21 10:48 +0200

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