[Distutils] PEP 345 - 3 new fields
Chris Withers
chris at simplistix.co.uk
Wed Dec 2 10:37:46 CET 2009
Eric Smith wrote:
>> Having the option to put a url in a standard field would encourage
>> people to just put a link to the changelog.
>
> Why does it need to be in a standard field?
The same reason we have standard metadata fields like homepage, etc: so
users of PyPI get a consistent location in which to find the information
they're looking for, no matter who the package author is or how they
choose to layout their long_description.
Chris
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