Python Gotcha's?

[Roy Smith]

In article <jlr2iu$ish$1 at dont-email.me>, John Nagle <nagle at animats.com> 
wrote:

> 1.  Nobody is really in charge of third party packages.  In the
> Perl world, there's a central repository, CPAN, and quality
> control.  Python's "pypi" is just a collection of links.  Many
> major packages are maintained by one person, and if they lose
> interest, the package dies.

While I agree that this is a problem, it's not specifically a Python 
problem.  There's a lot of abandonware out there.  In all languages.  
With both OSS and commercial products.

Having an official curated central repository is a good thing, but it 
has its down side too.  What happens when the curator decides not to 
allow your code into the library?  Down that path lies things like the 
Apple Store for IOS.  If Apple decides they don't want your app for 
whatever reason, your app is dead.