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Buckshot c6re at sdsumus.sdstate.edu
Sat Dec 14 16:29:05 EST 2002 
Mike Meyer <mwm at mired.org> wrote in message 
> 
> > Where is python's equivalent to CPAN?
> 
> The Vaults of Parnasus <URL: http://www.vex.net/parnassus/ > is
> probably the closest thing in terms of a software collection. I don't
> believe there's an auto-fetch-and-install system yet.

If you run Linux or Windows, you can use ActiveState's ActivePython,
which comes with their Python Package Manager.  This is a pretty slick
way to install additional modules, but they don't have a terribly
large selection at the moment.
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