pip._internal.distributions Namespace Reference

Namespaces
namespace	base
namespace	installed
namespace	sdist
namespace	wheel

Functions
AbstractDistribution	make_distribution_for_install_requirement (InstallRequirement install_req)

Function Documentation

make_distribution_for_install_requirement()

AbstractDistribution make_distribution_for_install_requirement

(

InstallRequirement

install_req

)

Returns a Distribution for the given InstallRequirement

Definition at line 7 of file __init__.py.

) -> AbstractDistribution:
    """Returns a Distribution for the given InstallRequirement"""
    # Editable requirements will always be source distributions. They use the
    # legacy logic until we create a modern standard for them.
    if install_req.editable:
        return SourceDistribution(install_req)
 
    # If it's a wheel, it's a WheelDistribution
    if install_req.is_wheel:
        return WheelDistribution(install_req)
 
    # Otherwise, a SourceDistribution
    return SourceDistribution(install_req)

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