CPAN functionality for python - requirements

[Doug Hellmann]

In article <mailman.983303650.30338.python-list at python.org>, "Sean
Reifschneider" <jafo at tummy.com> wrote:

>>Right, so we need a single way of determining, maintaining, and
>>resolving dependencies.
> 
> One could say that the appropriate way to find out if a required module
> is available is to try importing it.

Some packages, especially in the context of Zope, require special
configuration of the path before they can be imported.  Besides, the
import statement might be for Package.Package.Module and the dependency
is really Package.Package -- how do we resolve that?

> I firmly believe that we have to allow not only system-wide installs,
> but also user installs (into their home directory, for example).

I like that.

Doug