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pip is a replacement for easy_install. It uses mostly the same
techniques for finding packages, so packages that were made
easy_installable should be pip-installable as well.
pip is meant to improve on easy_install. Some of the improvements:
* All packages are downloaded before installation.
Partially-completed installation doesn't occur as a result.
* Care is taken to present useful output on the console.
* The reasons for actions are kept track of. For instance, if
a package is being installed, pip keeps track of why that package
was required.
* Error messages should be useful.
* The code is relatively concise and cohesive, making it easier
to use programmatically.
* Packages don't have to be installed as egg archives, they can
be installed flat (while keeping the egg metadata).
* Native support for other version control systems (Git, Mercurial
and Bazaar)
* Uninstallation of packages.
* Simple to define fixed sets of requirements and reliably
reproduce a set of packages.
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pip is a replacement for easy_install. It uses mostly the same
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techniques for finding packages, so packages that were made
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easy_installable should be pip-installable as well.
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pip is meant to improve on easy_install. Some of the improvements:
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* All packages are downloaded before installation.
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Partially-completed installation doesn't occur as a result.
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* Care is taken to present useful output on the console.
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* The reasons for actions are kept track of. For instance, if
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a package is being installed, pip keeps track of why that package
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was required.
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* Error messages should be useful.
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* The code is relatively concise and cohesive, making it easier
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to use programmatically.
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* Packages don't have to be installed as egg archives, they can
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be installed flat (while keeping the egg metadata).
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* Native support for other version control systems (Git, Mercurial
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and Bazaar)
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* Uninstallation of packages.
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* Simple to define fixed sets of requirements and reliably
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reproduce a set of packages.
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