On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 3:23 PM, <mar...@v.loewis.de> wrote: > > Zitat von Daniel Holth <dho...@gmail.com>: > > >> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 2:36 PM, <mar...@v.loewis.de> wrote: >>> >>> ISTM that some important information and some elaboration is missing from >>> PEP 425. >>> >>> The PEP is currently silent on how exactly these "compatibility tags" are >>> combined >>> with the package name, and the file extension. This should be specified, >>> and >>> preferably >>> some examples be given. >> >> >> Wheel specifies how it uses the tags. You have to strip the known >> extension from the filename. > > > Hmm. The word "extension" doesn't even appear in connection with > file names in the PEP (only in relation to "C extensions"). > > Does the PEP, or does it not, specify that a dash must be used between > the package-name-and-version? Neither the words "hyphen" nor "dash" > appear in the PEP, except that hyphens are used inside the tag, and that > hyphens and dots in get_platform() results are replaced.
The pep was only meant to specify the tag format which is a-b-c or a.z-b-c , and some typical values of those tags. I agree that it is confusing not to include an example of a tag being used in the context of an actual file name. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
