[Python-Dev] Conflicts [was Re: Keyword meanings [was: Accept just PEP-0426]] (original) (raw)

MRAB python at mrabarnett.plus.com
Sun Dec 9 04:22:46 CET 2012

On 2012-12-09 01:15, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

On 09/12/12 08:14, MRAB wrote:

If package A says that it conflicts with package B, it may or may not be symmetrical, because it's possible that package B has been updated since the author of package A discovered the conflict, so it's important that the user is told which package is complaining about the conflict, the one that is being installed or the one that is already installed. I must admit than in reading this thread, I'm having a bit of trouble understanding why merely installing packages should lead to conflicts. [snip] Personally speaking, I was thinking more about possible problems at runtime due to functional conflicts, but it could apply to any (undefined) conflict.

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