> 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? > > > _______________________________________________ > Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org > 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. ----------------- Donald Stufft PGP: 0x6E3CBCE93372DCFA // 7C6B 7C5D 5E2B 6356 A926 F04F 6E3C BCE9 3372 DCFA
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