diff -r d6f427f94d85 Doc/library/development.rst
--- a/Doc/library/development.rst	Sun Oct 27 08:07:46 2013 +0200
+++ b/Doc/library/development.rst	Sun Oct 27 17:31:55 2013 +1000
@@ -23,4 +23,3 @@
    unittest.mock-examples.rst
    2to3.rst
    test.rst
-   venv.rst
diff -r d6f427f94d85 Doc/library/distribution.rst
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/Doc/library/distribution.rst	Sun Oct 27 17:31:55 2013 +1000
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+***********************************
+Software Packaging and Distribution
+***********************************
+
+These libraries help you with publishing and installing Python software.
+While these modules are designed to work in conjunction with the
+`Python Package Index <https://pypi.python.org>`__, they can also be used
+with a local index server, or without any index server at all.
+
+.. toctree::
+
+   distutils.rst
+   ensurepip.rst
+   venv.rst
diff -r d6f427f94d85 Doc/library/ensurepip.rst
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/Doc/library/ensurepip.rst	Sun Oct 27 17:31:55 2013 +1000
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+:mod:`ensurepip` --- Bootstrapping the ``pip`` installer
+========================================================
+
+.. module:: ensurepip
+   :synopsis: Bootstrapping the ``pip`` installer into an existing Python
+              installation or virtual environment.
+
+The :mod:`ensurepip` package provides support for bootstrapping the ``pip``
+installer into an existing Python installation or virtual environment. This
+bootstrapping approach reflects the fact that ``pip`` is an independent
+project with its own release cycle, and the latest available stable version
+is bundled with maintenance and feature releases of the CPython reference
+interpreter.
+
+In most cases, end users of Python shouldn't need to invoke this module
+directly (as ``pip`` should be bootstrapped by default), but it may be
+needed if installing ``pip`` was skipped when installing Python (or
+when creating a virtual environment) or after explicitly uninstalling
+``pip``.
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.4
+
+.. note::
+
+   This module *does not* access the internet. All of the components
+   needed to bootstrap ``pip`` are included as internal parts of the
+   package.
+
+.. seealso::
+
+   :ref:`install-index`
+      The end user guide for installing Python packages
+
+   `http://www.pip-installer.org <http://www.pip-installer.org>`__
+      The upstream ``pip`` documentation
+
+   :pep:`453`: Explicit bootstrapping of pip in Python installations
+      The original rationale and specification for this module.
+
+
+Command line interface
+----------------------
+
+The command line interface is invoked using the interpreter's ``-m`` switch.
+
+The simplest possible invocation is::
+
+    python -m ensurepip
+
+This invocation will install ``pip`` if it is not already installed,
+but otherwise does nothing. To ensure the installed version of ``pip``
+is at least as recent as the one bundled with ``ensurepip``, pass the
+``--upgrade`` option::
+
+    python -m ensurepip --upgrade
+
+By default, ``pip`` is installed into the current virtual environment
+(if one is active) or into the system site packages (if there is no
+active virtual environment). The installation location can be controlled
+through two additional command line options:
+
+* ``--user``: Installs ``pip`` into the user site packages directory rather
+  than into the currently active virtual environment or globally for the
+  Python installation.
+* ``--root <dir>``: Installs ``pip`` relative to the given root directory
+  rather than into the currently active virtual environment or globally
+  for the Python installation.
+
+
+.. TODO: "pip install --user" questions
+
+   Does --user actually work when a virtualenv is active?
+   What does --user do when --root is also specified?
+
+
+Module API
+----------
+
+:mod:`ensurepip` expose two functions for programmatic use:
+
+.. function:: version()
+
+   Returns a string specifying the bundled version of pip that will be
+   installed when bootstrapping an environment.
+
+.. function:: bootstrap(root=None, upgrade=False, user=False, verbosity=0)
+
+   Bootstraps ``pip`` into the current or designated environment.
+
+   *root* specifies an alternative root directory to install relative to.
+   If *root* is None, then installation uses the default install location
+   for the current environment.
+
+   *upgrade* indicates whether or not to upgrade an existing installation
+   of an earlier version of ``pip`` to the bundled version.
+
+   *user* indicates whether to use the user scheme rather than installing
+   globally.
+
+   .. See the CLI comments for queries regarding "pip install --user"
+
+   *verbosity* controls the level of output to :data:`sys.stdout` from the
+   bootstrapping operation.
diff -r d6f427f94d85 Doc/library/index.rst
--- a/Doc/library/index.rst	Sun Oct 27 08:07:46 2013 +0200
+++ b/Doc/library/index.rst	Sun Oct 27 17:31:55 2013 +1000
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
    tk.rst
    development.rst
    debug.rst
+   distribution.rst
    python.rst
    custominterp.rst
    modules.rst
diff -r d6f427f94d85 Doc/library/python.rst
--- a/Doc/library/python.rst	Sun Oct 27 08:07:46 2013 +0200
+++ b/Doc/library/python.rst	Sun Oct 27 17:31:55 2013 +1000
@@ -25,4 +25,3 @@
    inspect.rst
    site.rst
    fpectl.rst
-   distutils.rst