[Distutils] PyPM

[Sridhar Ratnakumar]

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:03:52 -0700, Chris Withers <chris at simplistix.co.uk>  
wrote:

> Sridhar Ratnakumar wrote:
>> This release includes a new packaging tool by activestate called Python
>> Package Manager (PyPM).
>
> Is PyPM available separately?

No, PyPM comes only with ActivePython (just like PPM does with ActivePerl).

>> Here's a sample command line output::
>>      $ pypm install lxml
>
> Where does this get lxml from?

 From the binary repository:

$ pypm -vv install lxml
[...]
Downloading  
http://pypm.activestate.com/root/2.6/macosx/pool/l/lx/lxml-2.2.2_macosx_2.6_2.pypm

> How can I control that?

$site-packages/pypm/client/client.conf OR the -L option

> Where does this put the package on disk?

"PyPM follows the PEP 370 specification and installs packages by default  
in ~/.local on Unix and Mac and %APPDATA%\Python on Windows;"

http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/2.6/pypm.html#installing-packages

$ pypm files lxml
[...]
/Users/sridharr/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/lxml/objectify.so
/Users/sridharr/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/lxml/pyclasslookup
[...]

> How can I have separate package requirements for different python  
> projects on the same box?

Hmm, I don't understand this question.

> How can I specify the version of lxml required?

It is currently not possible (not exposed as command line argument), but  
should be implemented in subsequent releases.

> How can I reproduce the environment required for a particular project?

If by that you mean something like 'pip bundle', this is currently not  
available. Please open a ticket at  
http://workspace.activestate.com/sridharr/pypm/report/1

-srid