26 Jun
2013
26 Jun
'13
9:35 a.m.
Nick Coghlan
Hmm, you're right. So maybe it makes sense to declare that rather than be a particular kind of clause, a direct reference is instead an alternative to the entire version specifier system. That way it wouldn't allow composition with other clauses at all.
That seems fitting. Can I also suggest that "from" is better than "is", though of course it's a little longer to type? I think it reads better when it says "dist (from URL)".
I'll update the PEP accordingly (not sure exactly when, though).
Okay, I'll proceed with distlib along the lines we've discussed here. Regards, Vinay Sajip