[Python-Dev] PEP 301: Package Index and Metadata for Distutils

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Richard Jones wrote:
> I've implemented all I believe is necessary for the package index to be 
> pronounced accepted or not. This includes the last few missing pieces:
> 
> - library reference patch against latest CVS
> - distutils/dist.py patch against latest CVS
> - use of distutils.version.LooseVersion sorting in the index database
> 
> Where to now? Is there more to do? Should I stop now because it's not worth 
> continuing?

I like the idea.

One nit: in order to make the setup.py script work for Python 1.5.2
and up, you should provide a way which let's the distutils
versions of those platforms ignore the classification keyword
argument for setup().

It should be fairly easy, I believe (untested, but you get the picture...):

# Add 'classifiers' support
if sys.version < '2.3:
    from distutils.dist import Distribution, translate_longopt
    Distribution.display_options.append(
          ('classifiers', None, "print the list of classifiers (needs Python 2.3)"))
    Distribution.display_option_names = map(lambda x: translate_longopt(x[0]),
                                            Distribution.display_options)

setup(...)

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