"Impure" Python modules

[kyosohma at gmail.com]

On Dec 27, 5:38 pm, "Martin v. Löwis" <mar... at v.loewis.de> wrote:
> > Is there some way to get a list of "impure" Python modules/extensions
> > from PyPI?
>
> Not easily. To create a full list, you will have to download all
> packages, and check their respective setup.py files for occurrences
> of Extension.


I figured as much. I thought about writing some kind of script based
on the way Easy Setup downloads modules and just doing that, but
there's upwards of 2000 extensions on there.

>
> A subset can probably be found by looking at all packages classified
> as Programming Language :: C
>
> http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=browse&c=181
>
> or Programming Language :: C++
>
> http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=browse&show=all&c=183
>
> Of course, some of those may only generate C, or deal with C in
> some other sense than being written in it.
>
> HTH,
> Martin

Thanks, Martin. Those links will be helpful. I'll start looking at
them this weekend.

Mike