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Python packaging question: what do you call it when a packages has optional subpackages you can install, like “pipe install jupyter[notebook]” - i want to learn how to write packages like that…

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@bitprophet Thanks @bitprophet - how does the code use that information? Are you using conditionals around what’s installed?

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@bitprophet Yeah but how does the code enable or disable that support? (I am truly confused here)

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@bitprophet Ok, that’s what I expected, but even the extras section in te setuptools docs doesn’t way what the the developer is expected to do with this stuff :)

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@bitprophet Seems like some kind of “extra_is_installed(extra)” helper in setuptools would be cool

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RT @davewiner: @dhh The work we did at UserLand in the 90s and early 00s was precursor for what they’ve done at WordPress, but here’s somet…

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RT @davewiner: @dhh I have rebuilt most of the toolkit I had back then in Node and browser-based JavaScript. I’m editing my blog now with t…

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@jephjacques I’m punching myself in the face right now it’s so awesomebad

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@jephjacques STILL PUNCHING

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@jephjacques you too can punch things this is so awesomebad https://t.co/EZwOGzhzbS

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@jephjacques I’m waking up to sand and grist I frolick here in autumn mist I’m breathing in the sealing wax

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