From d31ab5a83d133b783489d7936446838ec448eb04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Clark Date: Apr 28 2018 12:49:54 +0000 Subject: Add #99 'Enabling Python Generators' --- diff --git a/en-US/developers/Development_Python.adoc b/en-US/developers/Development_Python.adoc index 87078fd..2f978b0 100644 --- a/en-US/developers/Development_Python.adoc +++ b/en-US/developers/Development_Python.adoc @@ -16,3 +16,11 @@ None of the packages has been removed in Fedora 28 but the following packages sh * python2-krbV * python-urllib2_kerberos * python{2,}-requests-kerberos + +[[sect-python-generators]] +== Python Module Dependency Generation + +Fedora 28 introduces the ability to use an automated Python module dependency generator for packages that provide Python Egg/Wheel metadata. +Automatic generation of Provides has been enabled in Fedora since Jun 2016. +As a result, all packages that include egg/wheel metadata now have their Provides entries added automatically. +With this release, packagers are able to take advantage of automatic generation of Requires entries, removing the need to specify runtime dependencies manually.