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Kevin Teague explains the Python packaging ecosystem. The distinction between setuptools, PyPI, distutils, eggs, easy_install, pkg_resources and zc.buildout used to make my head spin. Kevin Teague’s outstanding explanation made it all make sense.

# 15th September 2008, 2:06 pm / pypi, python, distutils, eggs, setuptools, easyinstall, buildout, kevinteague, django