Clarify definition of native and implicit namespace packages#1979
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Add explanation for implicit and native namespace packages.
Clarify terminology regarding native and implicit namespace packages and link to glossary terms.
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Co-authored-by: Adam Turner <9087854+AA-Turner@users.noreply.github.com>
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Something that occurred to me while reviewing the complementary PR at #1882 is that it would make sense to mutually cross link the new glossary entry with the more detailed description at |
Add a seealso directive for native namespace packages per pypa#1979 (comment)
Done in eae76d7 |
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Spoke too soon. I assumed there was an existing target, so I added one in bd73c03. Sorry for the noise. There's still our little friend at: causing this warning: It appears that that page no longer exists in the setuptools docs. I made a guess with a0c8b87. That appears to have resolved both issues. |
This pull request clarifies the definition of native and implicit namespace packages as synonyms, and adds a glossary term for them.
From a discussion in Discord at https://discord.com/channels/935215565872693329/935215566334079058/1451178701956976853, by an initially very confused reader who's relatively new to the terminology.
Feedback welcome. Thank you for your consideration.
📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://python-packaging-user-guide--1979.org.readthedocs.build/en/1979/