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		sandGorgon on May 30, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Curing Python's Neglect Ruby's Gems ownzors easy_install - with versioned libraries, updates, etc.. And apt-get, pacman, rpm are not excuses, because I like to use Slitaz as my OS If virtualenv (which I love) is something that plays havoc with package management - they should be merged, rather than not do anything about it.

llimllib on May 30, 2009 [–]

what I love is when I want to install a single ruby gem and I get to sit around waiting for a half hour while it fetches seventeen unrelated things from github. For extra special sauce, let github be down.

Get pip and be enlightened.

carbon8 on May 30, 2009 | [–]

The situation you describe simply doesn't exist.

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