Document whitespace in quoted dependency specifiers#2044
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| the dependency can be made conditional using environment markers. | ||
| When a dependency specifier is written as a quoted string, authors may keep | ||
| optional whitespace for readability, such as around version specifiers and | ||
| version clauses. |
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I think this note is in the wrong section.
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Moved this under Whitespace.
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| version limits, or giving the URL to a specific artifact to install. Finally | ||
| the dependency can be made conditional using environment markers. | ||
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| Non line-breaking whitespace is mostly optional with no semantic meaning. The | ||
| sole exception is detecting the end of a URL requirement. | ||
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Closes #1226.
Adds a short note that quoted dependency specifier strings may keep optional whitespace for readability.
Checks: uv run --with pre-commit pre-commit run --files source/specifications/dependency-specifiers.rst; uv run --with nox nox -s build
📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://python-packaging-user-guide--2044.org.readthedocs.build/en/2044/