Release Backlog

[jsirois]

This is a curated list of high-value items to work into releases. It is probably not curated enough at this point and could stand a review / edit.

• Allow system_site_packages=True in Virtualenv.create() Allow system_site_packages=True in Virtualenv.create() #1973
• The --compile option is only useful for Python 2.7 The --compile option is only useful for Python 2.7 #1939
• Universal lock creation failure for disjoint IC and Requires-Python is correct but the error message from Pip / Pex is confusing. Universal lock creation failure for disjoint IC and Requires-Python is correct but the error message from Pip / Pex is confusing. #1927
• The __pex__ import hook does not handle registering top level PEP-420 packages The __pex__ import hook does not handle registering top level PEP-420 packages #1910
• Expose setuptools and wheel version flags for use with non-vendored Pips. Expose setuptools and wheel version flags for use with non-vendored Pips. #1895
• Plumb --pip-version to Platform tag calculation. Plumb --pip-version to Platform tag calculation. #1894
• PEX_INHERIT_PATH+default shebangs don't interact well with virtualenvs PEX_INHERIT_PATH+default shebangs don't interact well with virtualenvs #1344
• Pex interpreter cache is not upgrade / downgrade safe. Pex interpreter cache is not upgrade / downgrade safe. #1176
• Provide a better resolve error message for a Platform DistributionTarget when --resolve-local-platforms. Provide a better resolve error message for a Platform DistributionTarget when --resolve-local-platforms. #1070
• Remove PEX_PYTHON_PATH from build time interpreter selection. PEX_PYTHON_PATH impacts interpreter selection for Pex installed from pip, but not the pex release file #1075

[jsirois]

Broken off of #2277 to make way for an --inject-env fix and a new --exclude feature.

[jsirois]

As discussed in #2287, the prior practice of maintaining a release ticket for each release served little purpose. I've modified this issue to instead just track higher priority items to be considered for working on.