diff --git a/pep-0643.rst b/pep-0643.rst index c2307143d..31285e837 100644 --- a/pep-0643.rst +++ b/pep-0643.rst @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Status: Draft Type: Standards Track Content-Type: text/x-rst Created: 24-Oct-2020 -Post-History: 24-Oct-2020 +Post-History: 24-Oct-2020, 01-Nov-2020, 02-Nov-2020 Abstract @@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ This field will be multiple use, and will be allowed to contain the name of another core metadata field. The ``Dynamic`` metadata item is only allowed in source distribution metadata. +If tools that read metadata encounter the ``Dynamic`` field anywhere except +in a sdist, they MAY fail with an error. If they do not fail, they MUST +ignore the field, and may report a warning. + If a field is marked as ``Dynamic``, there is no restriction placed on its value in a wheel built from the sdist. A field which is marked as ``Dynamic``, MUST NOT have an explicit value in the sdist.