https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250532



--- Comment #15 from Sandro <[email protected]> ---
(In reply to Ben Beasley from comment #9)
> I think the best reason for using either python3dist(foo) or %{py3_dist foo}
> rather than python3-foo is that the first two forms express the dependency
> on the machine-readable Provides[1], which are based on the project
> canonical name and should be more stable than relying on the name of the
> subpackage that offers those Provides. As far as I know, all three forms are
> permissible.

That's a valid point, considering packages are occasionally renamed. I further
suspect that this was the most convenient way, before a lot of the packaging
was standardized and automated. In that regard I'm still a rookie wrt to
packaging. I appreciate you taking the time to explain all this.

> And my washing machine has been behaving suspiciously, so I’ll be sure to
> comb through the fine print of your points program for loopholes.

I'm told it's as watertight as the washing machine being promised.


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