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2009

A history of Python packaging. A comprehensive history by Martijn Faassen, who argues that the existing set of tools tools works fine and has been working fine for several years.

# 10th November 2009, 8:48 pm / martijnfaassen, python, packaging, setuptools, distutils

Developing Django apps with zc.buildout. Jacob went ahead and actually documented one of Python’s myriad of packaging options.

# 16th April 2009, 9:50 am / jacob-kaplan-moss, zcbuildout, python, packaging

Dive into Python 3. Mark Pilgrim’s seminal work taught me Python nearly eight years ago. Now he’s updating it to cover Python 3. It’s just a table of contents at the moment, but the chapter on “Packaging Python libraries” has me very excited.

# 26th January 2009, 6:10 pm / python, python3, mark-pilgrim, diveintopython, packaging

2008

2007

I just cut my thumb opening the clear plastic Fortress of Solitude in which you've packed the cordless presenter. [...] You forced me into stabbing your product with a carving knife. Is that really the sort of "initial user experience" you were hoping for?

David Weinberger

# 24th March 2007, 5:04 pm / david-weinberger, packaging, funny