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remove egg version from pip install command reference #5933

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6 changes: 2 additions & 4 deletions docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst
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Expand Up @@ -351,11 +351,9 @@ the :ref:`--editable <install_--editable>` option) or not.
(referencing a specific commit) if and only if the install is done using the
editable option.

The "project name" component of the url suffix "egg=<project name>-<version>"
The "project name" component of the url suffix "egg=<project name>"
is used by pip in its dependency logic to identify the project prior
to pip downloading and analyzing the metadata. The optional "version"
component of the egg name is not functionally important. It merely
provides a human-readable clue as to what version is in use. For projects
to pip downloading and analyzing the metadata. For projects
where setup.py is not in the root of project, "subdirectory" component
is used. Value of "subdirectory" component should be a path starting from root
of the project to where setup.py is located.
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions news/5888.doc
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Remove references to removed #egg=<name>-<version> functionality