Database module & multithreading

[Jon Ribbens]

In article <2uEIh.14274$bb1.6709 at newssvr17.news.prodigy.net>, John Nagle wrote:
>     Is the "egg" packaging gimmick considered mainstream Python, or just some
> wierd idea from the "Peak" people?  It seems to complicate installation
> without adding much value.

I don't know, but stock Python 2.5 seems to stick mysterious '.egg'
files in the site-packages directory when you install things.