Remove unused files from wheel files
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Description
I was poking around the wheel files for this project, specifically this one, and found that there are a lot of files we probably don't need in there.
Among the files/folders are:
mypy/xml/mypyc/external/googletest/mypyc/doc/
Do we need these files? Thanks
Contributor guide
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 by inspecting the linked mypy 0.991 wheel and the packaging configuration that includes mypy/xml/, mypyc/external/googletest/, and mypyc/doc/. Determine whether these paths are required at runtime or for distribution, then verify that a rebuilt wheel contains only needed files.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100