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authorAndrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca>2005-04-09 23:59:41 (GMT)
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%======================================================================
\section{PEP 314: Metadata for Python Software Packages v1.1}
-XXX describe this PEP.
- distutils \function{setup()} now supports the \var{provides},
- \var{requires}, \var{obsoletes} keywords.
+Some simple dependency support was added to Distutils. The
+\function{setup()} function now has \code{requires},\code{provides},
+and \code{obsoletes}. When you build a source distribution using the
+\code{sdist} command, the dependency information will be recorded in
+the \file{PKG-INFO} file.
+
+Another new keyword is \code{download_url}, which should be set to a
+URL for the package's source code. This means it's now possible to
+look up an entry in the package index, determine the dependencies for
+a package, and download the required packages.
+
+% XXX put example here
+
+\begin{seealso}
+
+\seepep{314}{Metadata for Python Software Packages v1.1}{PEP proposed
+and written by A.M. Kuchling, Richard Jones, and Fred Drake;
+implemented by Richard Jones and Fred Drake.}
+
+\end{seealso}
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