[Distutils] Expectations on how pip needs to change for Python 3.4

[Donald Stufft]

On Jul 13, 2013, at 6:44 PM, Steve Dower <Steve.Dower at microsoft.com> wrote:

> Because of the issues around compilation on Windows, we believe that most users avoid pip in favor of precompiled installers. The model of "download an executable that matches my Python version and run it" is more familiar than a command line tool, and unlikely to go away anytime soon.

Luckily for them the upcoming pip 1.4 includes support for compiled packages called Wheels ;)

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