From d8d6da6985586d2a1e921cb96fd0a642b8ef5445 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sumana Harihareswara Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:35:57 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: add item about constraints files --- docs/html/user_guide.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/html/user_guide.rst b/docs/html/user_guide.rst index 2c2b4725a..fede33db6 100644 --- a/docs/html/user_guide.rst +++ b/docs/html/user_guide.rst @@ -1064,6 +1064,12 @@ incompatible or inconsistent requirements combinations, now's a good time to fix the underlying problem in the packages, because pip will be stricter from here on out. +We are also changing our support for :ref:`Constraints Files` : + +* Unnamed requirements are not allowed as constraints +* Links are not allowed as constraints +* Constraints cannot have extras + How to test ----------- @@ -1089,6 +1095,7 @@ How to test - installing several packages simultaneously - re-creating an environment using a ``requirements.txt`` file - using ``pip --force-reinstall`` to check whether it does what you think it should + - using constraints files - If you have a build pipeline that depends on pip installing your dependencies for you, check that the new resolver does what you need.