On: We need the eggs

[andreyf]

I wondered that, also: I didn't think Python's eggs solved this problem... do they?

[amethyst → andreyf]

No, eggs are just an unofficial, "convenient" method for distributing Python modules.

However, AFAIK, Python itself "solves" this problem simply by giving errors whenever you try to import a different version/instance of a module, but I could be wrong.

[andreyf → amethyst]

If you're talking about the native Python modules, I'm pretty sure Python simply ignores repeated imports (and there is no version number in most module names).