removal: easy-install (pip-vs-easy-install page)

source/discussions/index.rst

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ specific topic. If you're just trying to get stuff done, see
 
    versioning
    deploying-python-applications
-   pip-vs-easy-install
    install-requires-vs-requirements
    distribution-package-vs-import-package
    package-formats

source/guides/tool-recommendations.rst

@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ For scientific software specifically, consider :ref:`Conda` or :ref:`Spack`.
 
 .. todo:: Write a "pip vs. Conda" comparison, here or in a new discussion.
 
-Do **not** use ``easy_install`` (part of :ref:`setuptools`), which is deprecated
-in favor of pip (see :ref:`pip vs easy_install` for details). Likewise, do
-**not** use ``python setup.py install`` or ``python setup.py develop``, which
-are also deprecated (see :ref:`setup-py-deprecated` for background and
+Do **not** use ``python setup.py install`` or ``python setup.py develop``, which
+are deprecated (see :ref:`setup-py-deprecated` for background and
 :ref:`modernize-setup-py-project` for migration advice).
 
 
@@ -100,10 +98,9 @@ in alphabetical order:
      :file:`setup.py` only if programmatic configuration is needed. See
      :ref:`setup-py-deprecated`.
 
-     Other examples of deprecated features you should **not** use include the
+     Another example of a deprecated feature you should **not** use is the
      ``setup_requires`` argument to ``setup()`` (use the :ref:`[build-system] table
-     <pyproject-guide-build-system-table>` in :file:`pyproject.toml` instead), and
-     the ``easy_install`` command (cf. :ref:`pip vs easy_install`).
+     <pyproject-guide-build-system-table>` in :file:`pyproject.toml` instead).
 
 Do **not** use :ref:`distutils`, which is deprecated, and has been removed from
 the standard library in Python 3.12, although it still remains available from

source/index.rst

@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ The :doc:`discussions/index` section provides in-depth explanations and discussi
 about topics, such as:
 
 * :doc:`discussions/deploying-python-applications`
-* :doc:`discussions/pip-vs-easy-install`
 
 Reference
 =========

source/key_projects.rst

@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ process, to check that their package descriptions will properly
 display on PyPI.
 
 .. _setuptools:
-.. _easy_install:
 
 Setuptools
 ==========
@@ -278,10 +277,10 @@ Setuptools
 `GitHub <https://github.com/pypa/setuptools>`__ |
 `PyPI <https://pypi.org/project/setuptools>`__
 
-Setuptools (which includes ``easy_install``) is a collection of
-enhancements to the Python distutils that allow you to more easily
-build and distribute Python :term:`distributions <Distribution
-Package>`, especially ones that have dependencies on other packages.
+Setuptools is a collection of enhancements to the Python distutils
+that allow you to more easily build and distribute Python
+:term:`distributions <Distribution Package>`, especially ones that
+have dependencies on other packages.
 
 .. _trove-classifiers:
 

source/specifications/externally-managed-environments.rst

@@ -82,16 +82,10 @@ Python-specific package manager
     A tool for installing, upgrading, and/or removing Python packages
     in a manner that conforms to Python packaging standards.
     The most popular Python-specific package
-    manager is pip_; other examples include the old `Easy
-    Install command <easy-install_>`_ as well as direct usage of a
-    ``setup.py`` command.
+    manager is pip_. Another popular example is uv_.
 
     .. _pip: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/
-    .. _easy-install: https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/deprecated/easy_install.html
-
-    (Note that the ``easy_install`` command was removed in
-    setuptools version 52, released 23 January 2021.)
-
+    .. _uv: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/
 
     (Conda_ is a bit of a special case, as the ``conda``
     command can install much more than just Python packages, making it