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 * see if we want to have a new "python version" metadata (it's a trove classifier right now)

This page describes the work done in order to change the Distutils Metadata.

PEP References :

  • PEP 241 Metadata 1.0 for Python Software Packages

  • PEP 314 Metadata 1.1 for Python Software Packages

  • PEP 345 Draft Metadata 1.2 for Python Software Packages

We are working on a new version for PEP 345.

what has been said:

  • deprecate Requires/Provides/OBsolete.
  • add install_requires
  • deprecate the MANIFEST.in template system in favor of a more powerfull pakage_data
  • list all the arguments that are passed to vairous commands through setup.py that should land into the new metadata description
  • see if we want to have a new "python version" metadata (it's a trove classifier right now)

Distutils/Metadata (last edited 2009-04-22 09:27:40 by 115)

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