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Subject: Re: sick of distribute, setup, and all the rest...
From: "Albert W. Hopkins" <marduk@letterboxes.org>
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On Sat, 2011-11-26 at 14:22 +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> > when is python going to get a decent module distribution system???
> 
> Python 4.3, scheduled for March 2038. It's been ready for a few years 
> now, and a small secret coterie of privileged developers have been
> using 
> it for their own in-house projects since version 2.1, but it was
> decided 
> not to release it to the general public, because they'll just bitch
> and 
> moan that it's a disgrace without actually explaining why they think
> so, 
> or volunteering to help build a better system.
> 
> 
I suspected that all along!
> 
>