On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Donald Stufft <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Nov 18, 2015, at 2:40 PM, Marcus Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > Will "direct references" ever be well-defined? or open to whatever any >> tool >> > decides can be an artifact reference? >> >> We can define the syntax without capturing all the tool support, which >> is what PEP-440 and thus this PEP does. >> > > so, to be clear, what syntax for the URI portion does it define or > require? (beyond it just being a valid URI) > > 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? > > > _______________________________________________ > Distutils-SIG maillist - [email protected] > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig > > > > 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. > 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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