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pip is a replacement for easy_install (from pysetuptools). It uses mostly the
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same 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. Partially-completed
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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 a package is
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being installed, pip keeps track of why that package 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 to use
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programmatically.
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- Packages don't have to be installed as egg archives, they can be installed
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flat (while keeping the egg metadata).
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- Native support for other version control systems (Git, Mercurial and Bazaar)
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pip is complementary with virtualenv (can be found at SBo), and it is
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encouraged that you use virtualenv to isolate your installation.
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pip requires pysetuptools.
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