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Clarify why we recommend entry points #51
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I thought the sentence we have now in the tutorial was pretty good: "the recommended approach to achieve cross-platform compatibility, is to use "console_script" entry points that register your script interfaces, and let the toolchain handle the work of turning these interfaces into actual scripts. " |
Yeah, the problem that triggered this comment is that it doesn't explain why we recommend it. Unix guys don't have a problem, because scripts with an appropriate I'll try and write some words. |
See #54 |
merged #54, closing |
Thanks! |
Add a bit more details on why entry points are recommended rather than
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scripts or batch files. Include a mention of the limitations ofPATHEXT
on Windows and the difficulty for single-platform developers of maintaining robust cross-platform solutions.The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: