[Catalog-sig] Wheel format now supported

["Martin v. Löwis"]

On 17.08.2012 20:17, Daniel Greenfeld wrote:
> Martin, Daniel,
> 
> Will Wheel work with non-patched pip? 

I can't say - I just added it because
a) Michele Lacchia requested that I do, and
b) I cannot see anything wrong with it.

Personally, I'm much in dislike of any non-platform distribution
format - be they called eggs, gems, wheels, or whatnot. As a PyPI
maintainer, I get requests to add new formats every year or two
years. At this rate, it seems harmless - only time will decide
whether it's useful.

I guess in a few years, we can evaluate how often people upload
these, and decide whether it would be better to remove the support
again. Perhaps they have replaced eggs, perhaps not.

Regards,
Martin