Reject invalid distribution package names
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Description
As revealed in pypa/pip#3681, Setuptools allows package names that are invalid according to PEP 426. Setuptools should issue a warning at build time about invalid package names and eventually reject invalid package names.
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Review PEP 426 and Setuptools' build-time package-name handling first. Define the warning and eventual rejection behavior for invalid names; the issue names no files or tests, so locating the relevant implementation and validation coverage is part of the initial research.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100