2009-12-28 02:17:22 Ben Finney napisał(a): > Tarek Ziadé <ziade.ta...@gmail.com> writes: > > > On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 1:41 AM, Sridhar Ratnakumar > > <sridh...@activestate.com> wrote: > > > Also, "Requires-Python: 3" would include all 3.X versions, correct? > > > > Correct, because, "Requires-Python: 3" is equivalent to > > "Requires-Python: ~= 3" which is equivalent to "Requires-Python: > > 3.x.x" > > This is totally counter to conventional comparisons, and is an excellent > example of why the equivalence of ‘3’ to ‘>=3, <4’ is a bad idea. > > Instead, the default should be ‘==’. That is, ‘Requires-Python: 3’ > should be equivalent to ‘Requires-Python: ==3’; and only “3” or “3.0” or > “3.0.0” etc. will match. I maintain that is what most people will expect > on seeing that syntax. > > If a less strict range is desired, the existing comparison operators > ‘>’, ‘>=’, ‘<’, ‘<=’ are sufficient, more obvious, and more explicit. In > other words, to get the meaning you desire above, the existing operators > can be used: ‘Requires-Python: >=3, <4’.
IMHO 'Requires-Python: 3*' (or '3.*') would be better than 'Requires-Python: >=3, <4'. -- Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
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