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| author | Frederik Rietdijk <fridh@fridh.nl> | 2016-04-26 17:57:13 +0200 |
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| committer | Frederik Rietdijk <fridh@fridh.nl> | 2016-05-09 13:17:42 +0200 |
| commit | 303e9762451cb347e125197759bd7604a8e319a3 (patch) | |
| tree | 468bf6b5f25283e023b19ef64889163ecff20dbd /doc | |
| parent | 5a0cde6c19dedd65d34617f48d7433b16862b67d (diff) | |
Python: allow installing wheels
By passing `format="wheel"` it is now possible to install a wheel.
It's not recommended, but it can be useful.
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/languages-frameworks/python.md | 1 |
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.md index 81da5c704395..a04ca75a2fbb 100644 --- a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.md +++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.md @@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ All parameters from `mkDerivation` function are still supported. * `postShellHook`: Hook to execute commands after `shellHook`. * `makeWrapperArgs`: A list of strings. Arguments to be passed to `makeWrapper`, which wraps generated binaries. By default, the arguments to `makeWrapper` set `PATH` and `PYTHONPATH` environment variables before calling the binary. Additional arguments here can allow a developer to set environment variables which will be available when the binary is run. For example, `makeWrapperArgs = ["--set FOO BAR" "--set BAZ QUX"]`. * `installFlags`: A list of strings. Arguments to be passed to `pip install`. To pass options to `python setup.py install`, use `--install-option`. E.g., `installFlags=["--install-option='--cpp_implementation'"]. +* `format`: Format of the source. Options are `setup` for when the source has a `setup.py` and `setuptools` is used to build a wheel, and `wheel` in case the source is already a binary wheel. The default value is `setup`. #### `buildPythonApplication` function |