On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 4:55 PM, M.-A. Lemburg <m...@egenix.com> wrote: > OTOH, the register command sends the meta-data directly to > the PyPI database, so it doesn't even need another file > for storing away the meta data. > > Unless I'm missing something important (which I probably am), > the only added value of the new format over PKG-INFO is the > micro-language.
That's one. The other one is to avoid to deal with yet another configuration file alongside setup.py, and just deal with a [metadata] section in setup.cfg. And PKG-INFO stays a static, platform-specific file that exists only when the distribution is installed on the target platform. >> No, but if you ask for it I can write it. > > Please do. The format will need documentation anyway and the > motivation should be made clear as well. Ok I will Tarek _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
