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Title: Add a command to download distributions
Type: enhancement Stage:
Components: Distutils2 Versions: Python 3.3
process
Status: open Resolution:
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Assigned To: tarek Nosy List: alexis, eric.araujo, michael.mulich, tarek, techtonik
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Created on 2010-04-11 16:50 by eric.araujo, last changed 2011-06-09 22:29 by michael.mulich.

Messages (3)
msg102853 - (view) Author: Éric Araujo (eric.araujo) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-04-11 16:50
Distutils2 should have a command responsible for downloading distributions. This would factor it out of other code in one clear location and allow users to download for later installation.

If setup.cfg files grow options for extras, test-requires, build-requires and such specific kinds of dependencies, matching options would appear on the download (or get) command.

Side note: Is it okay to post this as a bug or should I rather mail distutils-sig first? Or mail them now?

Regards
msg102937 - (view) Author: Tarek Ziadé (tarek) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-04-12 11:47
What would this command do precisely ? Are you thinking about a command that scans PyPI ?

why this would be a command btw ? downloading a distribution is not a final goal, imho.

Wouldn't it be simpler to have a simple function that provides this feature ? 

> Is it okay to post this as a bug or should I rather mail distutils-sig first? Or mail them now?


A feature request on the distutils2 component is fine. Although for topics that needs discussion, a round in the Mailing list is probably better to start.
msg103416 - (view) Author: anatoly techtonik (techtonik) Date: 2010-04-17 18:08
There is a ready-to-use public domain code with a progress bar if you'll need it.
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/wget/
History
Date User Action Args
2011-06-09 22:29:13michael.mulichsetnosy: + michael.mulich
2010-08-12 18:24:25eric.araujosetnosy: + alexis
2010-04-17 18:08:01techtoniksetnosy: + techtonik
messages: + msg103416
2010-04-12 11:47:44tareksetmessages: + msg102937
2010-04-11 16:50:29eric.araujocreate