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Jan 29, 2013 at 14:29
I wouldn't want to live without Python's Pip, but it's a shame it will sometimes install broken packages:
Pip doesn't spot conflicting versions · Issue #775 · pypa/pip
Pip doesn't spot conflicting versions · Issue #775 · pypa/pip
If I create a dummy package -- here's /tmp/example_package/setup.py (note the requirements): from distutils.core import setup setup(name='my_project', description="Just a test project", version="1....

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