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Re: Removal of easy_install

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From	Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>
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Subject	Re: Removal of easy_install
Date	Wed, 09 May 2018 12:40:02 +0200
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On 07.05.2018 03:39, Scott Talbert wrote:
> About a month ago, Matthias removed easy_install from setuptools.  I have sent
> him a few mails and bugs asking about it, but I haven't heard anything back. 
> Anyone know why he did it?  I have a package that currently FTBFS because of
> it.  :(
> 
> python-setuptools (39.0.1-2) unstable; urgency=medium
> 
>   * Make the PKG-INFO output reproducible (Chris Lamb). Closes: #894215.
>   * Stop shipping the easy_install scripts.
> 
>  -- Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>  Mon, 02 Apr 2018 11:46:01 +0200

easy_install isn't the preferred method to install things anymore, but you you
still can use python3 -m easy_install if you still need to use it.

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Removal of easy_install Scott Talbert <swt@techie.net> - 2018-05-07 03:50 +0200
  Re: Removal of easy_install Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2018-05-07 04:30 +0200
    Re: Removal of easy_install Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2018-05-07 14:30 +0200
    Re: Removal of easy_install Scott Talbert <swt@techie.net> - 2018-05-07 16:00 +0200
      Re: Removal of easy_install Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2018-05-08 02:00 +0200
        Re: Removal of easy_install Scott Talbert <swt@techie.net> - 2018-05-08 02:50 +0200
          Re: Removal of easy_install Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2018-05-08 03:50 +0200
  Re: Removal of easy_install Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2018-05-09 12:40 +0200

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