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  1. Bug #504968
  2. Comment #7

Comment 7 for bug 504968

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Fernando Perez (fdo.perez) wrote : Re: [Bug 504968] Re: Better setuptools detection

On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Sridhar Ratnakumar
<email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Does using "--single-version-externally-managed" avoid the undesired
> side-effects (at least, it does not install .pth files)?
> http://packages.python.org/distribute/setuptools.html#install-run-easy-install-or-old-style-installation
>

Maybe, but the fact that on every install I'd have to remember that
monstrosity, and in addition specify --root options or --record (as
dicated by setuptools) means I'm never going to use it :)