Re: Redistribution without install

Hi Anders, thanks for answering.

Anders Kaseorg schrieb:
> On Fri, 5 Jun 2009, Stefan Reich wrote:
>   
>> Can I make PyYAML a part of my source distribution?
>>     
>
> This is almost always discouraged.  Even if it seems convenient at first, 
> in the long run it will make life harder for your users, and especially 
> for distributions that want to package your software: 
> <http://lwn.net/Articles/277132/> (see the “Internal libraries” section).
>   
How does it make life harder for my users? They don't have to do 
anything. They just run my software.

The scenario of some distributions (what distributions?) wanting to 
package my software is something that is so far in the future that it's 
not an issue for me at this point.
>> Ideally, I would like to avoid that users have to install PyYAML on their
>> system. (The less setup, the better.)
>>     
>
> The best solution is to package your Python software using setuptools or 
> distutils, declaring a dependency on PyYAML.  Then users will be able to 
> install it with easy_install, which will automatically download and 
> install all necessary dependencies.
>   
OK, that is one possible solution. I wouldn't be so quick in declaring 
the "best solution" though.

My question remains: Can PyYAML be repackaged without the need to run an 
installation script?

Stefan

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