ez_setup
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.