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packagingnews

Jannis Leidel, Python User Group Berlin, June 2013

• PyPI

• Setuptools

• pip

• distlib

BPyPI

• new infrastructure hosted by OSU OSL

• valid SSL certificate

• pythonhosted.org for docs

• external URLs changes (PEP 438)

• content delivery network (Fastly)

PyPI

XSetuptools

• new maintainer!

Jason R. Coombs (jaraco)

• new 0.7.2 release

• Python 3 support

• merged Distribute 0.6.x

• SSL verification

Setuptools

pip

• pip 1.3.1 (March 2013)

• SSL verification by Donald Stu"t

• pip list command

• pip 1.4 (~July 2013)

• wheel files (PEP 427) by Daniel Holth

• pip install --pre

• pip install --allow-external

• distlib included

pip

distlib

• new library implementing packaging

PEPs separately by Vinay Sajip:

376, 241, 314, 345, 386, 426, 427 and

more

• bundled with pip 1.4

• buildout may use it for 3.x?

distlib

†Future

• Nick Coghlan is packaging BDFL

• PEP 426 – JSON based metadata format

• PEP 439 – boostrapper for Python>=3.4

• PEP 440 – version and dependency spec

Metadata 2.0

Questions?

@jezdez