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Re:How to make a Python package in 2021 by BerislavLopac on Thursday April 08, 2021 @04:58AM (#26736594)
> You should be very conservative when pinning versions in a library, though

No; you should be very conservative when pinning versions in an application, not in a library. Check this article for the explanation: https://caremad.io/posts/2013/07/setup-vs-requirement/

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Re:How to make a Python package in 2021 by toyg on Thursday April 08, 2021 @05:21AM (#26736747)
Anybody familiar with the history of requests knows this is bad advice.
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Re:How to make a Python package in 2021 by BerislavLopac on Thursday April 08, 2021 @11:33AM (#26740081)
requests is definitely not a good example here. :/
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