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diff --git a/docs/userguide/dependency_management.txt b/docs/userguide/dependency_management.txt index 50f061c9..a26ab6c3 100644 --- a/docs/userguide/dependency_management.txt +++ b/docs/userguide/dependency_management.txt @@ -199,12 +199,16 @@ distributions, if the package's dependencies aren't already installed: Optional dependencies ===================== Setuptools allows you to declare dependencies that only get installed under -specific circumstances. For example, let's say that Project-A offers optional -PDF support and requires some additional package for it to work. Such a -dependency will be specified with ``extras_require`` keyword and they are only -installed if another package depends on it (either directly or indirectly). +specific circumstances. These dependencies are specified with ``extras_require`` +keyword and are only installed if another package depends on it (either +directly or indirectly) This makes it convenient to declare dependencies for +ancillary functions such as "tests" and "docs". -Let's first see how to specify such package: +.. note:: + ``tests_require`` is now deprecated + +For example, Package-A offers optional PDF support and requires two other +dependencies for it to work: .. code-block:: ini |