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author | Anderson Bravalheri <andersonbravalheri@gmail.com> | 2022-06-25 20:26:40 +0100 |
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committer | Anderson Bravalheri <andersonbravalheri@gmail.com> | 2022-06-25 20:26:40 +0100 |
commit | d5b5f6bef582acd2db481758c6a4c993ba4050b8 (patch) | |
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Add note about using editable installs for test environments
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diff --git a/docs/userguide/development_mode.rst b/docs/userguide/development_mode.rst index 9b599953..87c0aa2a 100644 --- a/docs/userguide/development_mode.rst +++ b/docs/userguide/development_mode.rst @@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ Limitations <PyPUG:guides/packaging-namespace-packages>`. Please use :pep:`420`-style implicit namespaces. +.. attention:: + Editable installs are **not a perfect replacement for regular installs** + in a test environment. When in doubt, please test your projects as + installed via a regular wheel. There are tools in the Python ecosystem, + like :pypi:`tox` or :pypi:`nox`, that can help you with that. + Legacy Behavior --------------- |