On 19 November 2015 at 08:40, Marcus Smith
Will "direct references" ever be well-defined? or open to whatever any tool decides can be an artifact reference?
We can define the syntax without capturing all the tool support, which is what PEP-440 and thus this PEP does.
so, to be clear, what syntax for the URI portion does it define or require? (beyond it just being a valid URI)
it sounds like you're saying nothing? i.e. although PEP440 says things like it "may" be a sdist or a wheel target or a "source_url", its wide open to whatever a tool may decide is a unique artifact reference?
Thats my understanding from PEP-440 today.
And given that an arbitrary url can contain wheel content, I'd be
cautious about trying to place semantic constraints on the syntax (vs
the content).
-Rob
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Robert Collins