[Python-Dev] setuptools: past, present, future

[Terry Reedy]

"Guido van Rossum" <guido at python.org> wrote in message 
news:ca471dc20604220324n31f20ea5o36fc8d3f9d59d30 at mail.gmail.com...
> Leaving aside the Perl vs. Py thing, opinions on CPAN seem to be
> diverse -- yes, I've heard people say that this is something that
> Python sorely lacks; but I've also heard from more than one person
> that CPAN sucks from a quality perspective. So I think we shouldn't
> focus on emulating CPAN;

No, we should aim to do better, both in terms of functionality, if that is 
possible, and contents.

Terry Jan Reedy