[Python-Dev] Proposing PEP 345 : Metadata for Python Software Packages 1.2

[David Lyon]

On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:07:32 +0000, Michael Foord
<fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk> wrote:
>>    >  Requires-Python: 2.5:2.7
>>
>> Specifies a range of python versions.
>>    
> So this would work for Python 2.7 but *not* 2.7.1? Or does 2.7 
> implicitly mean a range of all Python 2.7 versions?

Yes. 2.7 would mean all 2.7 versions. As 2.7.1 is a 2.7 release.

> If not how do we specify up to the last version of 2.6 (which may not 
> yet be released) but *not* 2.7?
>
>      2.5:2.6.9 ?

No. As you might never know what the last release may ever be as
they keep on coming.

So like this:

  >  Requires-Python: 2.5:2.6

That will catch all 2.6 unreleased versions (security fixes et la)
and not 2.7

David