Should fail on non-lowercase package names
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- Python
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Description
A user had an issue on Windows 10, Python 3.9, where pip installed the package by making all directories lowercase. We should fail when we see that.
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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Reproduce the installation on Windows 10 with Python 3.9 and inspect where package directory names are generated; done when installation fails instead of silently converting a non-lowercase package name to lowercase.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100