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packaging
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Reusable core utilities for various Python Packaging
This library provides utilities that implement the interoperability
specifications which have clearly one correct behaviour (eg: :pep:`440`)
or benefit greatly from having a single shared implementation (eg: :pep:`425`).
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The ``packaging`` project includes the following: version handling, specifiers,
markers, requirements, tags, utilities.
Documentation
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The `documentation`_ provides information and the API for the following:
- Version Handling
- Specifiers
- Markers
- Requirements
- Tags
- Utilities
Installation
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Use ``pip`` to install these utilities::
pip install packaging
Discussion
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If you run into bugs, you can file them in our `issue tracker`_.
You can also join ``#pypa`` on Freenode to ask questions or get involved.
Code of Conduct
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Everyone interacting in the packaging project's codebases, issue trackers, chat
rooms, and mailing lists is expected to follow the `PSF Code of Conduct`_.
Contributing
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The ``CONTRIBUTING.rst`` 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`_.
Project History
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Please review the ``CHANGELOG.rst`` file or the `Changelog documentation`_ for
recent changes and project history.