[Python-Dev] Edits to Metadata 1.2 to add extras (optional ependencies)

Fri Aug 31 12:54:28 CEST 2012

On Friday, August 31, 2012 at 6:48 AM, "Martin v. Löwis" wrote:
> 3. There should be a specification of how collisions between extension
> fields and standard fields are resolved. E.g. if I have
>> Extension: Home
> Home-page: http://www.python.org
>> is Home-page the extension field or the PEP 345 field? There are
> several ways to resolve this; I suggest giving precedence to the
> standard field (unless you specify that extensions must follow all
> standard fields, in which case you can drop the extension prefix
> from the extension keys).
>Unless i'm mistaken (which I may be!) I believe that a / can be used as 
the separator between the namespace and the "real" key.
Home-page: http://www.python.org
Extension: Home
Home/other-thing: Foo
Doing this is the "Extension" field required?
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