google / google/flatbuffers

PyPI wheel missing LICENSE file

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Description

The wheel distributed on PyPI for version 25.12.19 that is available at https://pypi.org/project/flatbuffers/
does not include the LICENSE file.

Steps to verify:
1. pip download flatbuffers==25.12.19
2. unzip -l flatbuffers-25.12.19-py2.py3-none-any.whl | grep LICENSE
3. No LICENSE file found

Expected: LICENSE should be included in the wheel's .dist-info directory.

Using this wheel in a different project would violate Apache 2.0 license distribution requirements.

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Research direction

Start by running `pip download flatbuffers==25.12.19`, then inspect the repository's Python packaging configuration and the generated wheel contents. The issue is complete when the wheel's `.dist-info` directory contains LICENSE and the reported verification command finds it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
62/100

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