When to use buildout:eggs and when to install via zc.recipe.egg?
buildout, python
Solution
In both cases, the "eggs=" makes those eggs available to that part, which means they're getting installed.
The buildout eggs don't get any additional treatment.
The big difference is that "recipe = zc.recipe.egg" ALSO tries to create scripts for all the eggs defined there. (Scripts meaning the "console_scripts" entry points, not the old distutils "scripts=", btw)
The way I normally work: I use the eggs in [buildout] to list my most important eggs ("myproject"). In the djangorecipe part, I have basically an "eggs = ${buildout:eggs}".
And a [console_scripts] part with the zc.recipe.egg recipe to make clear that I want console scripts out of the eggs there. I put extra tools like pep8 in there.
Problem
There seem to be more than one way to install eggs into a buildout. Way 1: ``` [buildout] ... eggs = eggname othereggname ... ``` Way 2: ``` [buildout] ... parts = eggs [eggs] recipe = zc.recipe.egg eggs = eggname = othereggname ``` Both ways work. ( variation on way 2 would be to install each requirement as a separate part. ) What is the difference between these 2 methods? For my projects, I'm using buildout with djangorecipe and mr.developer.