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fix: Note that easy_install is deprecated
Note in the "pip vs easy_install" discussions that easy_install is deprecated. Additionally add a link to the release notes for setuptools v42.0.0 in which in the Breaking Changes it is noted that > Mark the easy_install script and setuptools command as deprecated https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/history.html#v42-0-0
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:ref:`easy_install <easy_install>` was released in 2004, as part of :ref:`setuptools`. It was
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notable at the time for installing :term:`packages <Distribution Package>` from
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:ref:`easy_install <easy_install>`, now `deprecated`_, was released in 2004 as part of :ref:`setuptools`.
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It was notable at the time for installing :term:`packages <Distribution Package>` from
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:term:`PyPI <Python Package Index (PyPI)>` using requirement specifiers, and
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Here's a breakdown of the important differences between pip and easy_install now:
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Here's a breakdown of the important differences between pip and the deprecated easy_install:
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.. _deprecated: https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/history.html#v42-0-0
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.. [1] https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/easy_install.html#natural-script-launcher
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