It is a convention for projects using python. It definitely isn't required but there are some features that come for free when using that filename.
https://github.blog/2018-07-12-security-vulnerability-alerts-for-python/ and https://help.github.com/en/github/visualizing-repository-data-with-graphs/listing-the-packages-that-a-repository-depends-on You can also get more insight from github into dependencies and dependents. example: https://github.com/tianocore/edk2-pytool-extensions/network/dependencies I did notice on the example from above that github picked up the requirements.publisher.txt so i don't know what their pattern matching does exactly. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#49620): https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/49620 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/39614157/21656 Group Owner: devel+ow...@edk2.groups.io Unsubscribe: https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/unsub [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
