[TIP] [py-dev] towards 1.0 / code URLS using py.test?

[holger krekel]

Hi Grig! 

On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 08:30 -0800, Grig Gheorghiu wrote:
> --- holger krekel <holger at merlinux.de> wrote:
> 
> > Hey everybody, 
> > 
> > 
> > Feel free to also mail me your favourite annoyance or feature
> > wish along ... or point to ones from other tools.  This all
> > increases chances that 1.0 will work to your expectations :) 
> > 
> > I could use contributions or help (or sometimes just hints) in 
> > the following particular areas: 
> > 
> > - integrating py.test with Twisted 
> > - packaging for debian, setuptools
> > - unix/windows cross-platform communication and process
> >   deployment 
> > 
> 
> Hi, Holger!
> 
> My main request for py.test would be #2 in your list above. I'd like to
> be able to say 'easy_install py.test' and be done. From what I see in
> the Python community, the more a tool can be easily deployed and
> upgraded, and the more it integrates with other standard tools (such as
> setuptools) -- the better its chances of being used on a large scale.

surely, you are right.  What happens if you type 

    easy_install py

?  For me this works and installs py.test (which is part of the py lib). 

Is it possible to have something like an alias so that when people 
type "easy_install pytest" or so it also installs the right thing? 

best & cheers, 

holger