Commit 6f1e78a0 authored by Nick Coghlan's avatar Nick Coghlan

Update What's New with PEP 453 progress

parent 1500c12f
...@@ -136,24 +136,34 @@ The new :mod:`ensurepip` module (defined in :pep:`453`) provides a standard ...@@ -136,24 +136,34 @@ The new :mod:`ensurepip` module (defined in :pep:`453`) provides a standard
cross-platform mechanism to boostrap the pip installer into Python cross-platform mechanism to boostrap the pip installer into Python
installations and virtual environments. installations and virtual environments.
.. note:: The :mod:`venv` module and the :command:`pyvenv` utility make use of this
module to make ``pip`` readily available in virtual environments. When
using the command line interface, ``pip`` is installed by default, while
for the module API installation of ``pip`` must be requested explicitly.
For CPython source builds on POSIX systems, the ``make install`` and
``make altinstall`` commands bootstrap ``pip`` by default. This behaviour
can be controlled through configure options, and overridden through
Makefile options.
Only the first phase of PEP 453 has been implemented at this point. On Windows, the CPython installer now offers the option to install ``pip``
This section will be fleshed out with additional details once those along with CPython itself.
other changes are implemented.
.. note::
Refer to :issue:`19347` for the progress on additional steps: The implementation of PEP 453 is still a work in progress. Refer to
:issue:`19347` for the progress on additional steps:
* ``make install`` and ``make altinstall`` integration
* Windows installer integration
* Mac OS X installer integration * Mac OS X installer integration
* :mod:`venv` module and :command:`pyvenv` integration * Having the binary installers install ``pip`` by default
* Recommending the use of ``pip`` in the "Installing Python Module"
documentation.
.. seealso:: .. seealso::
:pep:`453` - Explicit bootstrapping of pip in Python installations :pep:`453` - Explicit bootstrapping of pip in Python installations
PEP written by Donald Stufft and Nick Coghlan, implemented by PEP written by Donald Stufft and Nick Coghlan, implemented by
Donald Stufft, Nick Coghlan (and ...). Donald Stufft, Nick Coghlan, Martin von Löwis and Ned Deily.
.. _pep-446: .. _pep-446:
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