Coghlan: The Python packaging ecosystem

Here's alengthy piece from Nick Coghlan on how Python software gets to users."There have been a few recent articles reflecting on the currentstatus of the Python packaging ecosystem from an end user perspective, soit seems worthwhile for me to write-up my perspective as one of the leadarchitects for that ecosystem on how I characterise the overall problemspace of software publication and distribution, where I think we are at themoment, and where I'd like to see us go in the future."