setuptools without unexpected downloads

[Ben Finney]

Ben Finney <ben at benfinney.id.au> writes:

> How can I, as the distributor of a package using setuptools, gain
> the benefits of dependency declaration and checking, without the
> drawback of unexpected and potentially unwanted download and
> installation?

To clarify: I want to retain the "assert the specified dependencies
are satisfied" behaviour, without the "... and, if not, download and
install them the Setuptools Way" behaviour.

Instead, I just want the default "dependencies not satisfied"
behaviour for my 'setup.py' program to be: complain the dependencies
aren't met, and refuse to install.

If I can set that default, and allow individual users to specifically
override that and get the "download and install un-met dependencies"
behaviour if they want, all well and good; but that's not necessary.

How can I get this happening with setuptools?

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Ben Finney