packaging

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Reusable core utilities for various Python Packaging

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This library provides utilities that implement the interoperability specifications which have clearly one correct behaviour (eg: :pep:

) or benefit greatly from having a single shared implementation (eg: :pep:

425

).

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The

project includes the following: version handling, specifiers, markers, requirements, tags, utilities.

Documentation

The

_ provides information and the API for the following:

• Version Handling
• Specifiers
• Markers
• Requirements
• Tags
• Utilities

Installation

Use

to install these utilities::

pip install packaging

The

library uses calendar-based versioning (

YY.N

).

Discussion

If you run into bugs, you can file them in our

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You can also join

on Freenode to ask questions or get involved.

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: https://packaging.pypa.io/ .. _

issue tracker

: https://github.com/pypa/packaging/issues

Code of Conduct

Everyone interacting in the packaging project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms, and mailing lists is expected to follow the

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.. _PSF Code of Conduct: https://github.com/pypa/.github/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

Contributing

The

file outlines how to contribute to this project as well as how to report a potential security issue. The documentation for this project also covers information about

project development

_ and

security

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: https://packaging.pypa.io/en/latest/development/ .. _

security

: https://packaging.pypa.io/en/latest/security/

Project History

Please review the

file or the

Changelog documentation

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: https://packaging.pypa.io/en/latest/changelog/