def get_dependent_dists(dists, dist):
    """Recursively generate a list of distributions from *dists* that are
    dependent on *dist*.

    :param dists: a list of distributions
    :param dist: a distribution, member of *dists* for which we are interested
    """
    if dist not in dists:
        raise DistlibException('given distribution %r is not a member '
                               'of the list' % dist.name)
    graph = make_graph(dists)

    dep = [dist]  # dependent distributions
    todo = graph.reverse_list[dist]  # list of nodes we should inspect

    while todo:
        d = todo.pop()
        dep.append(d)
        for succ in graph.reverse_list[d]:
            if succ not in dep:
                todo.append(succ)

    dep.pop(0)  # remove dist from dep, was there to prevent infinite loops
    return dep