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diff --git a/docs/userguide/quickstart.rst b/docs/userguide/quickstart.rst index bcb282ed..6bf353a0 100644 --- a/docs/userguide/quickstart.rst +++ b/docs/userguide/quickstart.rst @@ -186,17 +186,18 @@ For more details, see :doc:`datafiles` Development mode ================ -``setuptools`` allows you to install a package without copying any files -to your interpreter directory (e.g. the ``site-packages`` directory). This -allows you to modify your source code and have the changes take effect without -you having to rebuild and reinstall. This is currently incompatible with -PEP 517 and therefore it requires a ``setup.py`` script with the following -content:: - import setuptools - setuptools.setup() +.. tip:: + + Prior to :ref:`pip v21.1 <pip:v21-1>`, a ``setup.py`` script was + required to be compatible with development mode. With late + versions of pip, any project may be installed in this mode. -Then:: +``setuptools`` allows you to install a package without copying any files +to your interpreter directory (e.g. the ``site-packages`` directory). +This allows you to modify your source code and have the changes take +effect without you having to rebuild and reinstall. +Here's how to do it:: pip install --editable . |