Does Python need something like Java's WAR files, to ease deployments?

I use the classical autoconf/automake tools for my Perl standalone applications, and they work as an universal installer on virtually any platform. I believe a similar approach would work with python too.

Details are here: http://txlab.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/autoconfautomake-insta...

App engine lets you have zipped packages, no?