Python does not play well with others

[Paul Boddie]

Kirk Sluder wrote:
> In article <1170546032.316062.133050 at m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>,
>  "Paul Boddie" <paul at boddie.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > Quite. I imagine that most GNU/Linux distributions (and various BSDs)
> > provide at least some version of MySQLdb as a package.
>
> Bingo, I've rarely installed python from python.org, or other
> libraries from sourceforge, etc., etc.. Usually I've installed
> BSD-style ports, debian-style packages, or RedHat-style RPMs.

And while Python eggs may be useful for people managing additional
software as some unprivileged user, hosting providers (and virtual
private server administrators) will want packages that fit in with the
rest of the software being managed in the hosting environment.

Paul