The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
software build tool. Buildout is created using Python
Python (programming language)
Python is a general-purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. Python claims to "[combine] remarkable power with very clear syntax", and its standard library is large and comprehensive...
programming language. It implements a principle of separation of configuration from the scripts that do the setting up.
Buildout is primarily used to download and set up dependencies in Python eggs
EasyInstall
EasyInstall is a package manager for the Python programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Python programs and libraries . easy_install is a module bundled with setuptools, a third-party library meant to enhance the Python standard library's distutils...
format of the software being developed or deployed. Recipes for build tasks in any environment can be created, and many are already available.
