[Python-Dev] Edits to Metadata 1.2 to add extras (optional ependencies) (original) (raw)
R. David Murray rdmurray at bitdance.com
Fri Aug 31 14:41:19 CEST 2012
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On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:01:17 -0400, Daniel Holth <dholth at gmail.com> wrote:
On Aug 31, 2012, at 6:54 AM, Donald Stufft <donald.stufft at gmail.com> wrote: > Unless i'm mistaken (which I may be!) I believe that a / can be used as > the separator between the namespace and the "real" key. > > Home-page: http://www.python.org > Extension: Home > Home/other-thing: Foo >
Not bad. > Doing this is the "Extension" field required? Yes it is required. A simple lookup for data ['extension'] tells you what to expect.
It also allows for typo detection, which automatically interpreting prefix strings as extensions names would not.
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