A tool for Python - request for some advice

[Robert Kern]

Brian van den Broek wrote:

> That suggests implementing the custom installation work in Python, and 
> having a bash script that will
> 
> 1) determine if there is an existing Python install,
> 2) if there is not, install Python in the standard way,
> 3) using the now guaranteed to be there installation of Python, run 
> your Python script that does all of your custom installation, and
> 4) if step (2) added a Python installation other than the one added by 
> step (3), perhaps remove it.

Allow me to second that advice and also point out some work that should 
make step 3 easier in the, hopefully near, future:

http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall

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Robert Kern
rkern at ucsd.edu

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