[Python-Dev] Proposing PEP 345 : Metadata for Python Software Packages 1.2 (original) (raw)

David Lyon david.lyon at preisshare.net
Tue Dec 29 00:09:54 CET 2009

On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:07:32 +0000, Michael Foord <fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk> wrote:

> Requires-Python: 2.5:2.7

Specifies a range of python versions. So this would work for Python 2.7 but not 2.7.1? Or does 2.7 implicitly mean a range of all Python 2.7 versions?

Yes. 2.7 would mean all 2.7 versions. As 2.7.1 is a 2.7 release.

If not how do we specify up to the last version of 2.6 (which may not yet be released) but not 2.7?

2.5:2.6.9 ?

No. As you might never know what the last release may ever be as they keep on coming.

So like this:

Requires-Python: 2.5:2.6

That will catch all 2.6 unreleased versions (security fixes et la) and not 2.7

David

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