[Pythonmac-SIG] What is the future of Python on OSX?

[Robin Siebler]

>>We create a bit of software called the Python Install Manager.=20
>>This should probably be a part of the IDE (or at least be=20
>>accessible easily through the IDE, with a GUI and such). It goes=20
>>to a specific location on the net where it retrieves a current=20
>>database of installable Python extension packages. It then=20
>>presents the user with this list, and for each package also=20
>>shows whether it's currently installed, not installed or=20
>>installed but outdated (i.e. the database has a newer version=20
>>than the user has). The user can then easily install or remove=20
>>packages at the click of a button.

On the Windows side, the ActivePython distro has a similar feature, =
although it is a command-line utility.