setup.py and cheeseshop releases do not list dependencies

[ltucker]

The boto release packages do not enumerate dependencies in setup.py, so they are not installed if you easy_install or pip install boto. As it is, the cloudsearch module is not functional out-of-the-box due to missing dependencies after install (requires requests in some version range)

I notice that you have a requirements.txt, which is useful, but is there any reason the set needed for deployment is not also listed setup.py in the "install_requires" / "tests_require" sections as most packages do?

[nichochar]

I agree with @ltucker on this one. It would be nice to have them clearly stated somewhere.

[toastdriven]

This was done because an original goal of boto was to lean on as few external dependencies. Because there's a big install base, just adding a bunch of deps (that most people won't use) isn't a great idea.

That said, we'll work up a way for all the dependencies to be explicitly listed & installable, perhaps with optional dependencies/an extra_requirements.txt/docs/etc.

[ltucker]

If there are certain portions that are considered "extras" not needed for normal deployments, there is also the "extras_require" section of setup.py that will allow picking these up when desired, eg:

extras_require={
    'cloudsearch': ["requests>=1.2.3"], 
    # etc...
}

This allows other packages to express this dependency if needed and pick it up via the cheeseshop, eg by referring to "boto[cloudsearch]" etc. without resorting to additional installation actions. Does not affect any installation that just refers to "boto"