Python AppStore / Marketplace

[David Lyon]

I think Marcel has a point...

Much can be done and should be done to improve packaging and applications
for python.

That's why I for one am working on the python package manager project. On
sourceforge.

It uses the pypi interface to search.

Actually we haven't made a release yet. Still many.. many things to fix.

>> Using my iPhone I suddenly realize how easy it is to find applications
>> in Apple's AppStore. How easy and fast it is to install or de-install
>> an app. My iPhone even checks in the background if there is an upgrade
>> which could be installed painlessly.
> [...]
>> Unfortunately there's nothing like this in the Python world...

It is being worked on...

> I'd be content
> to hear your projection for a mere 18 years out (the amount of time
> for which Python apps have been in production), or even 10 years
> (which takes us back to Python 1.5).

Just a GUI for package management that lets you seperate what is available
for the python platform that you are running on. Install, deinstall, and
get package information.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/pythonpkgmgr/

We only have source at the moment. Only for windows... and only for
python 2.5. Pretty limited... but we'll get there. 

David