packaging: Core utilities for Python packages

Description

Core utilities for Python packages

Type

standard

Dependencies

• flit_core: Distribution-building parts of Flit. See flit package for more information

• pip: Tool for installing and managing Python packages

• $(PYTHON)

Version Information

package-version.txt:

23.2

install-requires.txt:

packaging >=21.0
# Trac #30975: packaging 20.5 is known to work but we have to silence "DeprecationWarning: Creating a LegacyVersion"
# Sphinx needs >= 21

Equivalent System Packages

arch:

$ sudo pacman -S  python-packaging

conda:

$ conda install  packaging

Debian/Ubuntu:

$ sudo apt-get install  python3-packaging

Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:

$ sudo yum install  python-packaging

gentoo:

$ sudo emerge dev-python/packaging

macports: install the following packages: py-packaging

opensuse:

$ sudo zypper install python3${PYTHON_MINOR}-packaging

void:

$ sudo xbps-install  python3-packaging

See https://repology.org/project/packaging/versions, https://repology.org/project/python:packaging/versions

If the system package is installed and if the (experimental) option –enable-system-site-packages is passed to ./configure, then ./configure will check if the system package can be used.