Message104732
I probably shouldn't have dropped the PEP8 bomb so much as stated that I feel the module could use some updating. It's my (very much potentially wrong) understanding that `distutils2.mkpkg` isn't considered library code so much as the guts of a script.
The reason for my concern about `distutils2.mkpkg` goes something like this:
- it is a new addition to the distutils toolkit
- if any kind of walkthrough is to be written for using
distutils, there's a good chance the `mkpkg` script will
be mentioned
- curious folks like myself may look at the source code for
the script
- said curious folks may either be new to Python or new to
programming in general
- I don't want newcomers getting the wrong idea about Python
coding standards
I should also mention that I have the same concern(s) about everything in the `Demo` tree of CPython :)
Even if `setup.py` files aren't the eventual goal, if they're around for even another 2 years I think the effort is justified. </2cents> |
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2010-05-01 17:28:04 | meatballhat | set | recipients:
+ meatballhat, tarek, eric.araujo |
2010-05-01 17:28:03 | meatballhat | set | messageid: <1272734883.95.0.862774762497.issue8591@psf.upfronthosting.co.za> |
2010-05-01 17:28:02 | meatballhat | link | issue8591 messages |
2010-05-01 17:28:02 | meatballhat | create | |
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