Package: developer-tools
developer-toolsUseful tools for Python developers.This is mostly an example to show howautopipcan be used to install a group of
apps with various version specifications, but the author does install it as it conveniently provides all the tools
useful for doing Python software development.To tellautopipto install other apps, simply add anautopipentry point group insetup.pywith the list of
apps and versions. Versions can be pinned to major or a specific version, or uselatestto install the latest version.
Update frequency can also be specified per app. See working example ofautopipentry point group
indeveloper-tools’ setup.py:entry_points={
    'autopip': [
        'ansible = 2.5.4',                 # Pin to specific version without auto-update (recommended for 3rd party)
        'ansible-hostmanager = latest',    # Install latest and update hourly (for apps that you own)
        'awscli = 1.15 [monthly]',         # Pin to minor and update monthly
        'flake8 = 3 [weekly]',             # Pin to major and update weekly
        'twine = 1 [weekly]',
        'rstcheck = 3.0.1',
        'workspace-tools = latest',
    ],
},For better security and user experience, it is recommended to pin to a specific version – at least minor – for 3rd
party apps. For apps that you own where you have good versioning in the app, thenlatestworks better to let the app
control its own release.Seeing is believing, so try installing it:autopip install developer-toolsWhich should output something like the following – line 3 is the interesting part:Installing developer-tools to /home/mzheng/.apps/developer-tools/0.0.3
Hourly auto-update enabled via cron service
This app has defined "autopip" entry points to install: ansible==2.5.4 ... twine==1.* workspace-tools
Installing ansible to /home/mzheng/.apps/ansible/2.5.4
Updating script symlinks in /home/mzheng/.apps/bin
+ ansible
...
...
Installing workspace-tools to /home/mzheng/.apps/workspace-tools/3.2.4
Hourly auto-update enabled via cron service
Updating script symlinks in /home/mzheng/.apps/bin
+ wstAnd everything is installed as expected:$autopiplistansible              2.5.4    /home/mzheng/.apps/ansible/2.5.4
ansible-hostmanager  0.2.3    /home/mzheng/.apps/ansible-hostmanager/0.2.3  [updates hourly]
awscli               1.15.31  /home/mzheng/.apps/awscli/1.15.31             [updates monthly]
developer-tools      1.0.1    /home/mzheng/.apps/developer-tools/1.0.1      [updates hourly]
flake8               3.5.0    /home/mzheng/.apps/flake8/3.5.0               [updates weekly]
rstcheck             3.0.1    /home/mzheng/.apps/rstcheck/3.0.1
twine                1.11.0   /home/mzheng/.apps/twine/1.11.0               [updates weekly]
workspace-tools      3.2.4    /home/mzheng/.apps/workspace-tools/3.2.4      [updates hourly]Finally, uninstall will remove them all as well – though I do recommend keeping them:$appuninstalldeveloper-toolsUninstalling developer-tools
This app has defined "autopip" entry points to uninstall: ansible ... workspace-tools
Uninstalling ansible
Uninstalling ansible-hostmanager
Uninstalling awscli
Uninstalling flake8
Uninstalling rstcheck
Uninstalling twine
Uninstalling workspace-toolsPretty cool, huh? :)Links & Contact InfoPyPI Package:https://pypi.python.org/pypi/developer-toolsGitHub Source:https://github.com/maxzheng/developer-toolsReport Issues/Bugs:https://github.com/maxzheng/developer-tools/issuesFollow:https://twitter.com/MaxZhengXConnect:https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxzhengContact: maxzheng.os @t gmail.com