Bug#882546: RFP: python-ez-setup -- easy ez_setup.py and distribute_setup.py for python

[Jeff Cliff <jeffrey.cliff@gmail.com>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

* Package name    : python-ez-setup
  Version         : 0.1.dev
  Upstream Author : Sridhar Ratnakumar <github@srid.name>
* URL             : https://github.com/ActiveState/ez_setup/
* License         : ZPF ( see https://github.com/ActiveState/ez_setup/blob/master/setup.py )
  Programming Lang: Python
  Description     : easy ez_setup.py and distribute_setup.py for python

Problem: setup.py of several Python projects blindly import the setuptools bootstrap module ez_setup.py without realizing that it is usually not installed in the user's machine. This causes much trouble.

Workaround: Include ez_setup.py (and distribute_setup.py) as an installable Python package so users can do easy_install ez_setup troublesome_package as a workaround.

Note: The ez_setup.py file being distributed is simply a copy of distribute_setup.py from the Distribute project (a setuptools fork); this is to remain compatible with several Python distributors opting to use Distribute instead of Setuptools -- examples: **Debian**, ActiveState, and so on.