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author Jeff Hammel <jhammel@mozilla.com>
date Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:22:59 -0800
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1 #!/usr/bin/env python
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2 """
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3 venvit.py -- the equivalent of ez_setup.py for virtualenv, but less intrusive;
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4 It wants a one-step installation to install python into a new virtualenv.
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5 venvit is meant to be used via e.g. curl, although you can download it as well:
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7 curl http://example.com/path/to/venvit.py | python - <package>
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9 If <package> is a package name, it tries to install it from the cheeseshop.
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11 If it is a svn/hg/git/tgz/etc URL, it should download and install the software
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12 in source.
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14 Only useful output -- like the scripts installed -- should be output to the
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15 user.
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17 Ideally, packages could have a venvit__init__.py (or a better name) that
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18 will be executed after installation (or a venvit.txt which would just be output
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19 to console, maybe falling back to the README
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20 """