HashDist – Build it Once

"The best way for Pythonistas to think about Hashdist may be a more powerful hybrid of virtualenv and buildout." [1]

"HashDist is motivated by a functional approach to package build management, and features intelligent caching of sources and builds, parametrized build specifications, and the ability to interoperate with system compilers and packages. HashDist enables the easy specification of "software stacks", which allow both the novice user to install a default environment and the advanced user to configure every aspect of their build in a modular fashion." [2]

[1] https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/projects.html#hashdis...

[2] https://conference.scipy.org/scipy2014/schedule/presentation...