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add license to PKG_INFO metadata #9

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schumannd opened this issue Dec 5, 2019 · 1 comment
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add license to PKG_INFO metadata #9

schumannd opened this issue Dec 5, 2019 · 1 comment

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currently this package shows up in automated license checkers as UNKNOWN. I think this can be fixed by adding a license key to the [metadata] section in setup.cfg.

@jaraco jaraco transferred this issue from jaraco/zipp Jan 13, 2020
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jaraco commented Jan 13, 2020

The reason 'license' is not indicated is because

  • the documentation states that the license field is intended for when Trove classifiers are insufficient.
  • The Trove classifier is sufficient.
  • Indicating it in the license field would be redundant and error-prone (possibly inconsistent).

Instead, the license checkers should infer the license from the LICENSE file, as other license checkers do.

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