Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.008 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'python.': 0.02; 'python,': 0.02; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'binary': 0.07; 'cc:addr:python- list': 0.11; 'jan': 0.12; 'windows': 0.15; 'fetch': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'plop': 0.16; 'subject:distribution': 0.16; 'subject:program': 0.16; 'sudo': 0.16; 'language': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'library': 0.18; 'trying': 0.19; 'command': 0.22; 'code,': 0.22; 'platforms': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'install': 0.23; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; "doesn't": 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'work.': 0.31; 'cool,': 0.31; 'file': 0.32; 'there.': 0.32; 'trouble': 0.34; 'problem': 0.35; 'good.': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'really': 0.36; 'possible': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'architecture': 0.38; 'system,': 0.38; 'solve': 0.60; 'managers': 0.61; 'new': 0.61; 'places': 0.64; 'different': 0.65; 'hand': 0.80; 'apt-get': 0.84; 'blob': 0.84; 'cole': 0.84; 'end-user': 0.84; 'subject:source': 0.84; 'magical': 0.91; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=r4U3i2o0yKA/Ufkk8W9hDH+0p4FgIu+ppGGejkKf+XQ=; b=S0xiJ02/AIBkO2mf6B8f029b4LKKpnye1cKtQ7XrtgWasSZpcJBPeGUoGlJ0TPKOO6 igrtfHSplNAJMxCxW5vR4TtpUS9kYHTxR+ANTshP/Ijd4naLUaJMHiTNnJQ/cX8syfwo MqndMpBY26eSDJPFYFFXr2jvSZGPi8AnYex0EM3d45qwvn5vTUzGD6fzkC+blIoFnM/A V4zrF/YDSCcLnqWXxNZx9U6uFapAbFHzNYu8S5WfJ2ipLZL30vZD3zNuWnLbsYKv2WEC v/7AOKm8HxaiXx9H6u0NuGlg0Cx812JgKLfezS3a8Pq4cFwCy1+ZxNOxhYRgy0+yZ4Z9 xGyg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.66.67.3 with SMTP id j3mr1309205pat.142.1389052152771; Mon, 06 Jan 2014 15:49:12 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 10:49:12 +1100 Subject: Re: Python program distribution - a source of constant friction From: Chris Angelico Cc: Python Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 19 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1389052162 news.xs4all.nl 2876 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:43297 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:63377 On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Nicholas Cole wrote: > But what about the end-user? The end-user who just wants a blob (he doesn't > care about what language it is in - he just wants to solve the problem at > hand with your shiny, cool, problem-solving application). This is where OS-provided package managers really shine. It should be possible to type: $ sudo apt-get install shiny-cool-problem-solver and have it go and fetch Python, the magical library you need (matching to the binary architecture of the target platform), and your code, plop them all into the right places in the file system, and give you a new command "shinycool" that just happens to shebang into Python. Well and good. Trouble is... Windows isn't up there. And trying to maintain packages for lots of different platforms is a lot of work. ChrisA