Alternative to zc.buildout that runs on Python3

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My project uses buildout to do primarily two things: automatically fetch dependencies and create scripts; and setup cron jobs (on deployment machines) using the usercrontab buildout recipe.

But buildout is not yet available for Python 3.

So I would like to consider alternatives for buildout. I know that both virtualenv and pip work on Python 3 - but what is the preferred tool to automate the build toolchain (of creating virtualenv, and automatically installing/upgrading deps)? There is fabric, paver, and so on. What is your preferred tool of choice in this case? It must work seamlessly on both Windows and *nix.

Out of curiosity, what results from passing buildout through `2to3`? — Amber, May 14 '10 at 21:33
There isn't any alternative, as the lack of answers suggest. However, we are working on it. :) zc.buildout is a hard one. — Lennart Regebro, Feb 19 '11 at 07:40
You mention fabric, paver, and "so on"; have you considered puppet or chef, too? For your specific requirements, is there a particular need for it to be a Python solution? — seb, Mar 18 '11 at 10:55
@Sridhar Ratnakumar: You should add that as an answer so this doesn't show up on the list of unanswered questions. — Daenyth, Apr 07 '11 at 17:26

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 22 '11 at 02:01

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Buildout 2 is in alpha at the time of this writing. It supports Python 3.

edited Oct 22 '11 at 02:01

Sridhar Ratnakumar

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answered Sep 03 '11 at 02:16

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 08 '11 at 14:50

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I wrote my own toolset on top of Fabric that does the core of what zc.buildout does. See https://github.com/srid/fablib

answered Apr 08 '11 at 14:50

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Alternative to zc.buildout that runs on Python3

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