2006-08-18 14:52:14

distutils.command.install_egg_info

Implements the Distutils 'install_egg_info' command, for installing a package's PKG-INFO metadata.

Install an .egg-info file for the package

- 'install_egg_info'
- "Install package's PKG-INFO metadata as an .egg-info file"
- [('install-dir=', 'd', 'directory to install to')]

Convert an arbitrary string to a standard distribution name

Any runs of non-alphanumeric/. characters are replaced with a single '-'.

Convert an arbitrary string to a standard version string

Spaces become dots, and all other non-alphanumeric characters become dashes, with runs of multiple dashes condensed to a single dash.

Convert a project or version name to its filename-escaped form

Any '-' characters are currently replaced with '_'.