Open for review: - https://github.com/sagemath/sage/pull/37301 (build/pkgs/pytest*: Change to standard normal packages) - https://github.com/sagemath/sage/pull/37300 (build/pkgs/python_build: Make standard)
On Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 2:18:20 PM UTC-8 Matthias Koeppe wrote: > We added the packages as optional "pip" packages (see > https://deploy-livedoc--sagemath.netlify.app/html/en/developer/packaging#package-types > > for the terminology), each more than 1 year ago. > > - > https://deploy-livedoc--sagemath.netlify.app/html/en/reference/spkg/pytest#spkg-pytest > > (added in 2020) > - > https://deploy-livedoc--sagemath.netlify.app/html/en/reference/spkg/pytest_mock#spkg-pytest-mock > > (added in 2022) > - > https://deploy-livedoc--sagemath.netlify.app/html/en/reference/spkg/pytest_xdist#spkg-pytest-xdist > > (added in 2022) > - > https://deploy-livedoc--sagemath.netlify.app/html/en/reference/spkg/python_build#spkg-python-build > > (added in 2022) > > "pytest" is the current gold standard for running tests of Python > packages. Various standard packages in the Sage distribution already > declare pytest in "dependencies_check" as a conditional dependency for use > when SAGE_CHECK=yes is set. By making pytest a standard package, I would > hope to help revive the effort to make Sage compatible with pytest, largely > stalled after 2022 as the main author shifted his focus to other modes of > impact on Sage development. This is part of a larger effort to "adopt > mainstream Python testing/linting infrastructure" (see > https://github.com/sagemath/sage/issues/28936). The other pytest_* > packages are related technical packages. > > "python_build" (a.k.a. pypa/build) is the current standard front-end for > making source distributions and wheels from a Python source tree. It has > replaced the deprecated practices of calling "setup.py sdist" or "setup.py > bdist_wheel" directly. We already use it for building the modularized > distribution packages. Making it a standard package will allow us to > modernize the build infrastructure of the Sage library. (See > https://github.com/sagemath/sage/pull/35618) > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/d0e79cb7-3f92-4a9d-add1-10470d945d00n%40googlegroups.com.
