52: pyproject.toml : the future of Python packaging - Brett Cannon
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Brett Cannon discusses the changes afoot in Python packaging as a result of PEP 517, PEP 518, starting with "How did we get here?" and "Where are we going?"

Discussed:

• flit

• Poetry

• tox

• Continuous Integration

• setup.py, MANIFEST.in, etc.

• pipenv

• what's with lock files

• applications (doesn't go on PyPI) vs libraries (goes on PyPI)

• workflows

• dependency resolution

• deployment dependencies vs development dependencies

• will lock files be standarized

• multiple lock files

• requirements.txt

Special Guest: Brett Cannon.

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Links:

• Flit)
• Poetry)
• Python Bytes #100 : The big 100 with special guests )
• PEP 517 -- A build-system independent format for source trees | Python.org)
• PEP 518 -- Specifying Minimum Build System Requirements for Python Projects | Python.org)