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Setuptools & Pip
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The most crucial third-party Python software of all is Setuptools, which
extends the packaging and installation facilities provided by the distutils
in the standard library. Once you add Setuptools to your Python system you can
download and install any compliant Python software product with a single
command. It also enables you to add this network installation capability to
your own Python software with very little work. Homebrew already installed
Setuptools for you.

Happily, when you ran ``brew install python``, Homebrew also installed **pip**.
Pip allows for installation and uninstallation of packages, and is actively
maintained.
Homebrew installs Setuptools and ``pip`` for you.

Setuptools enables you to download and install any compliant Python
software over a network (usually the Internet) with a single command
(``easy_install``). It also enables you to add this network installation
capability to your own Python software with very little work.

``pip`` is a tool for easily installing and managing Python packages,
that is recommended over ``easy_install``. It is superior to ``easy_install`` in `several ways <https://pip.pypa.io/en/1.5.X/other-tools.html#easy-install>`_,
and is actively maintained.


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