pypa / pypa/packaging.python.org
Warn that data_files is deprecated in the packaging guide
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type: enhancement
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Description
According to the keywords article data_files has been deprecated. This should be made clear in this section.
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the “data files” section in the Distributing packages using setuptools guide and compare it with the keywords article’s data_files entry. Update that section to clearly warn that data_files is deprecated, then review the rendered documentation to confirm the warning is visible and accurate.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100