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From: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org>
Subject: Re: python general question (setup.py)
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2016 23:39:08 +0100
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To: Nils Gillmann <niasterisk@grrlz.net>
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Hi,

On Fri, 25 Mar 2016 23:02:20 +0100
Nils Gillmann <niasterisk@grrlz.net> wrote:

> Is setup.py the equivalent of a package manager in python or does
> it serve more purposes? 

Not at all. AFAIK, it's the equivalent of configure.ac / a Makefile.

pip is the package manager. There's 

  $ guix import pypi xxx

for generating a guix package definition from a pip package (from the package repository "pypi").