[Python-Dev] Keyword meanings [was: Accept just PEP-0426]
Vinay Sajip
vinay_sajip at yahoo.co.uk
Thu Dec 6 12:28:31 CET 2012
Donald Stufft <donald.stufft <at> gmail.com> writes:
> This is insane. A fairly simple database query is going to "grind the PyPI
> servers into dust"? You're going to need to back up this FUD or please
> refrain from spouting it.
Never mind the "Obsoletes" information - even the more useful "Requires-Dist"
information is not exposed via PyPI, even though it appears to be stored in the
database. (Or if it is, please point me to where - I must have missed it.)
Even if this were to be made available, it's presumably obtained from PKG-INFO.
As I understand, this data is not considered reliable - for example, pip runs
egg_info on downloaded packages to get updated information when determining
dependencies to be downloaded. If the Requires-Dist info in PKG-INFO can't be
relied on, surely less critical information such as Obsoletes can't be relied on,
either?
Regards,
Vinay Sajip
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