From 9ad8e0dd09dc7f8c22f7cf51a5c83b7c788b50d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Varun Kamath Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2018 14:12:34 -0400 Subject: Remove ez_setup from documentation (#1553) Remove ez_setup from setuptools installation docs This removes ez_setup.py from the setuptools development instructions and updates some links into EasyInstall that were skipping over the deprecation warning. --- docs/setuptools.txt | 18 ++++++------------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/setuptools.txt b/docs/setuptools.txt index 9398f8e9..9eec82f3 100644 --- a/docs/setuptools.txt +++ b/docs/setuptools.txt @@ -73,23 +73,17 @@ Developer's Guide Installing ``setuptools`` ========================= -Please follow the `EasyInstall Installation Instructions`_ to install the -current stable version of setuptools. In particular, be sure to read the -section on `Custom Installation Locations`_ if you are installing anywhere -other than Python's ``site-packages`` directory. +.. _EasyInstall Installation Instructions: easy_install.html -.. _EasyInstall Installation Instructions: easy_install.html#installation-instructions +.. _Custom Installation Locations: easy_install.html -.. _Custom Installation Locations: easy_install.html#custom-installation-locations +.. _Installing Packages: https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/installing-packages/ -If you want the current in-development version of setuptools, you should first -install a stable version, and then run:: +To install the latest version of setuptools, use:: - ez_setup.py setuptools==dev - -This will download and install the latest development (i.e. unstable) version -of setuptools from the Python Subversion sandbox. + pip install -U setuptools +Refer to `Installing Packages`_ guide for more information. Basic Use ========= -- cgit v1.2.3