From: ssteinerX on

On Feb 28, 2010, at 9:28 AM, Someone Something wrote:

> Is there something like cpan for python? I like python's syntax, but I use perl because of cpan and the tremendous modules that it has. --

Please search the mailing list archives.

This subject has been discussed to absolute death.

Draw your own conclusions about what is currently and may, in the future, be available.

S

From: Daniel Fetchinson on
> Is there something like cpan for python? I like python's syntax, but I use
> perl because of cpan and the tremendous modules that it has.

It's called PyPI or Cheese Shop:

http://pypi.python.org/pypi

<OFF>
Is it only me or others also mentally read C-SPAN when somebody writes CPAN?
</OFF>

Cheers,
Daniel


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From: Steven D'Aprano on
On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:27:22 +0100, Daniel Fetchinson wrote:

> <OFF>
> Is it only me or others also mentally read C-SPAN when somebody writes
> CPAN? </OFF>

No, it's not just you. This is the first time I've realised it wasn't
C-SPAN.


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Steven
From: R Fritz on
On 2010-02-28 06:31:56 -0800, ssteinerX(a)gmail.com said:

>
> On Feb 28, 2010, at 9:28 AM, Someone Something wrote:
>
>> Is there something like cpan for python? I like python's syntax, but
>> Iuse perl because of cpan and the tremendous modules that it has. --
>
> Please search the mailing list archives.
>
> This subject has been discussed to absolute death.

But somehow the question is not in the FAQ, though the answer is. See:

<http://www.python.org/doc/faq/library/#how-do-i-find-a-module-or-application-to-perform-task-x>

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rfritz(a)u.washington.edu -or- rfritz333(a)gmail.com

From: TomF on
On 2010-03-02 13:14:50 -0800, R Fritz <rfritz(a)u.washington.edu> said:

> On 2010-02-28 06:31:56 -0800, ssteinerX(a)gmail.com said:
>>
>> On Feb 28, 2010, at 9:28 AM, Someone Something wrote:
>>
>>> Is there something like cpan for python? I like python's syntax, but
>>> Iuse perl because of cpan and the tremendous modules that it has. --
>>
>> Please search the mailing list archives.
>>
>> This subject has been discussed to absolute death.
>
> But somehow the question is not in the FAQ, though the answer is. See:
>
> <http://www.python.org/doc/faq/library/#how-do-i-find-a-module-or-application-to-perform-task-x>

There
>
is also a program called cpan, distributed with Perl. It is used for
searching, downloading, installing and testing modules from the CPAN
repository. It's far more extensive than setuptools. AFAIK the python
community has developed nothing like it.

-Tom