[Python-ideas] More "ensure*" packages

[Barry Warsaw]

On Aug 13, 2015, at 10:06 AM, Steve Dower wrote:

>I'd like to propose expanding the list of 3rd-party packages we bundle and
>install by default. (Obviously this does not apply to platforms that
>repackage Python and can do whatever they want, but on Windows and Mac we are
>fully responsible for these.)

Indeed.  Can we *please* keep the source tarball pure?  Even ensurepip gives
(some) downstreams plenty of headaches.

I'm totally fine with the OS X and Windows installers bundling whatever makes
users on those platforms have a better experience.

Cheers,
-Barry
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