Python Standard Library

Package distutils :: Package command :: Module install_egg_info

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Module install_egg_info

distutils.command.install_egg_info

Implements the Distutils 'install_egg_info' command, for installing a package's PKG-INFO metadata.

Classes [hide private]

install_egg_info
Install an .egg-info file for the package

Functions [hide private]

safe_name(name)
Convert an arbitrary string to a standard distribution name

safe_version(version)
Convert an arbitrary string to a standard version string

to_filename(name)
Convert a project or version name to its filename-escaped form

Imports: Command, log, dir_util, os, sys, re

Function Details [hide private]

Convert an arbitrary string to a standard distribution name

Any runs of non-alphanumeric/. characters are replaced with a single '-'.

Convert an arbitrary string to a standard version string

Spaces become dots, and all other non-alphanumeric characters become dashes, with runs of multiple dashes condensed to a single dash.

Convert a project or version name to its filename-escaped form

Any '-' characters are currently replaced with '_'.

Python Standard Library