setuptools rewrites setup.cfg in sdist
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Description
See https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg2/issues/453
How can it be avoided?
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked psycopg2 issue and reproduce how setuptools rewrites setup.cfg while creating an sdist. The payload names no files or tests, so trace the sdist generation path and determine whether the behavior can be avoided. Done means the rewrite is prevented or a confirmed avoidance path is documented.
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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
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100