Clarify that the License-Expression field applies to the containing distribution file, not the project itself
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pfmoore
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Aug 26, 2025
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Sorry, I've not read through the glossary recently, but is the distribution file being referred to here the sdist and wheels? Or the METADATA file in the .dist directory? Or something else? |
sdist and wheels. |
befeleme
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Sep 10, 2025
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Tried to clarify again by taking inspiration from @befeleme on phrasing by inlining essentially examples of what distribution archives are. |
pfmoore
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Oct 7, 2025
ncoghlan
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Oct 10, 2025
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Approval for this change comes from https://discuss.python.org/t/split-from-pep-639-expressing-project-vs-distribution-licenses-post-pep-639-mod-titled/90314/179 .