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| | | Why ``easy_install`` and not ``pip``? Some distributions on which Pyramid |
| | | depends upon have optional C extensions for performance. ``pip`` cannot |
| | | Why ``easy_install`` and not ``pip``? Some distributions upon which |
| | | Pyramid depends have optional C extensions for performance. ``pip`` cannot |
| | | install some binary Python distributions. With ``easy_install``, Windows |
| | | users are able to obtain binary Python distributions, so they get the |
| | | benefit of the C extensions without needing a C compiler. Also, there can |
| | | benefit of the C extensions without needing a C compiler. Also there can |
| | | be issues when ``pip`` and ``easy_install`` are used side-by-side in the |
| | | same environment, so we chose to recommend ``easy_install`` for the sake of |
| | | reducing the complexity of these instructions. |