[Python-3000] stdlib as .zip by default, pydoc to view source?

[James Thiele]

I'm -1 on this as it would make more cumbersome to grep all the
modules looking for something.

James

On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 10:16 PM, Neil Schemenauer <nas at arctrix.com> wrote:
> I wonder if it would make sense to start installing the Python
> standard library as a .zip file by default.  Some benefits would be
> a tidier and more compact install and slightly faster startup times.
> One downside is that it becomes more difficult to look at the source
> of modules.  That's an important feature of Python, especially for
> people learning the language.
>
> I think that downside could be mitigated by adding an option to
> pydoc that shows the source of a module.  For example, "pydoc -s
> bisect" could show the source for the bisect module.
>
>  Neil
>
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