<s>
setuptools	B-Application
is	O
a	O
package	B-Application
development	I-Application
process	I-Application
library	O
designed	O
to	O
facilitate	O
packaging	O
Python	B-Language
projects	O
by	O
enhancing	O
the	O
Python	B-Language
standard	O
library	O
(	O
distribution	O
utilities	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Distribute	O
,	O
a	O
fork	O
of	O
setuptools	B-Application
,	O
was	O
merged	O
back	O
into	O
setuptools	B-Application
0.7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Python	B-Language
wheels	O
have	O
replaced	O
eggs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Python	B-Language
eggs	O
are	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
bundling	O
additional	O
information	O
with	O
a	O
Python	B-Language
project	O
,	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
dependencies	O
to	O
be	O
checked	O
and	O
satisfied	O
at	O
runtime	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
allowing	O
projects	O
to	O
provide	O
plugins	B-Application
for	O
other	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Python	B-Application
pip	I-Application
has	O
replaced	O
EasyInstall.	O
<	O
ref>jaraco	O
:	O
[	O
Replace	O
easy_install	O
with	O
pip	B-Application
install.	O
]	O
</s>
<s>
Jan	O
9	O
,	O
2017.	O
<	O
/ref	O
>EasyInstall	O
''	O
is	O
a	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Python	B-Language
that	O
provides	O
a	O
standard	O
format	O
for	O
distributing	O
Python	B-Language
programs	I-Language
and	O
libraries	B-Library
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Python	B-Language
Eggs	O
format	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EasyInstall	O
is	O
a	O
module	O
bundled	O
with	O
setuptools	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
analogous	O
to	O
RubyGems	B-Application
for	O
Ruby	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
EasyInstall	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
fully	O
fledged	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pip	B-Application
and	O
Python	B-Language
Package	I-Language
Manager	I-Language
(	O
PyPM	O
)	O
are	O
Python	B-Language
applications	O
designed	O
to	O
fulfill	O
a	O
similar	O
role	O
as	O
EasyInstall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
,	O
EasyInstall	O
looks	O
in	O
the	O
Python	B-Language
Package	I-Language
Index	I-Language
(	O
PyPI	B-Language
)	O
for	O
the	O
desired	O
packages	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
metadata	O
there	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
install	O
the	O
package	O
and	O
its	O
dependencies	O
.	O
</s>
