> On Nov 18, 2015, at 2:40 PM, Marcus Smith <qwc...@gmail.com> 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?
> 
> 
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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.

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