Opened at 2012-06-23T02:56:34Z

Closed at 2020-01-17T14:11:08Z

#1779 closed defect (was already fixed)

'python setup.py' without a command produces confusing output

Reported by: davidsarah Owned by:
Priority: minor Milestone: undecided
Component: packaging Version: 1.9.1
Keywords: setuptools packaging error usability Cc:
Launchpad Bug:

Description (last modified by daira)

See ​https://tahoe-lafs.org/pipermail/tahoe-dev/2012-June/007483.html.

It should probably be equivalent to python setup.py --help.

Change History (3)

comment:1 Changed at 2012-06-23T02:57:53Z by davidsarah

  • Keywords error usability added

comment:2 Changed at 2015-05-11T13:09:59Z by daira

  • Description modified (diff)
  • Keywords setuptools added; setup removed
  • Priority changed from normal to minor

comment:3 Changed at 2020-01-17T14:11:08Z by exarkun

  • Resolution set to was already fixed
  • Status changed from new to closed

It produces a brief usage message and an error "no command supplied" now.

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