Python evolution: Unease

[Terry Reedy]

"Paul Rubin" <"http://phr.cx"@NOSPAM.invalid> wrote in message 
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> "Terry Reedy" <tjreedy at udel.edu> writes:
>> Would it be possible, at least for Windows, to write a Python script
>> implementing a 'virtual distribution'?  IE, download Python, install it,
>> download next package, install it, etc.  -- prefereably table driven?
>
> I just don't understand why you'd want to do that, instead of putting
> all the files in the distro in the first place.

For myself, I can imagine writing such a script using existing installers. 
I have no idea how to put, say, 20 packages together in one installer. 
Even if I could, I would not personally buy the bandwidth for gigabyte 
downloads.  I could, however, find somewhere to put a 1K or so script.

Terry J. Reedy