Hi Efraim,

Efraim Flashner <efr...@flashner.co.il> writes:

[...]

> I assume python-importlib-metadata only needs python-pytest for running
> the test suite. We have a couple of python libraries that have
> '-bootstrap' added to the end. You could try making a
> python-importlib-metadata-bootstrap which doesn't use python-pytest and
> doesn't run the test suite, and use that as an input for python-pytest.
>
> Or if that's not the circle that's created then you'll have to find
> where it is. Same advice though, create another package with less
> functionality or without tests and use that to break the cycle.

This is an interesting advice, AFAIU it deserves a specific section in
the Cookbook but I'm not able to elaborate and clearly document how to
"break the cycle": please Efraim are you willing to elaborate and send a
patch for this?

[...]

Thanks! Gio'

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Giovanni Biscuolo

Xelera IT Infrastructures

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