[TIP] [tox] how to specify which "extras" to install when testing my package

Robert Collins robertc at robertcollins.net
Tue Dec 13 01:46:25 PST 2011


On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 10:43 PM, holger krekel <holger at merlinux.eu> wrote:
> While pip and distutils2 may not support this the question remains
> if to support using easy_install through a customizing "install_commands"
> section.  I'd like to have tox useable in the real world not just in
> a more ideal setting, at least if it isn't too much effort.

+1 - the difference between build|test + use is pretty big IME, not
having the ability to bring in extra stuff to do testing would be
nuts. Or does distutils2 support that, just via a different mechanism
?

-Rob



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