[Distutils] FINAL DRAFT: Dependency specifier PEP

[Marcus Smith]

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Donald Stufft <donald at stufft.io> wrote:

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> On Nov 18, 2015, at 2:40 PM, Marcus Smith <qwcode at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > Will "direct references" ever be well-defined? or open to whatever any
>> tool
>> > decides can be an artifact reference?
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>> We can define the syntax without capturing all the tool support, which
>> is what PEP-440 and thus this PEP does.
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> so, to be clear, what syntax for the URI portion does it define or
> require?  (beyond it just being a valid URI)
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> 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?
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> Only half way thinking about this right this moment, but I think so yes.
> It’s largely designed for private use cases which is why it’s not allowed
> on PyPI. It’s essentially a replacement for dependency_links.
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practically speaking, isn't it also a future replacement for
"<url>#egg=name" syntax in pip vcs urls?... i.e.  using  "name@<url>"
instead?
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