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shiny create allows invalid name for component name

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Description

README_md_—_py-shiny

It accepts when the user uses d.d.d.d but fails in the step when user runs pip install -e . with the following error
README_md_—_py-shiny

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Reproduce shiny create with the component name d.d.d.d, then run pip install -e . in the generated project to confirm the failure. Trace where the name is accepted and how it is written into the generated package metadata; done means invalid names are rejected or the generated project installs successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system, cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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