From 2635f8c215877157ea5728a0d36948c41133a10f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ned Batchelder Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 06:52:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Re-order the metadata history to be in usual changelog order --- source/specifications/core-metadata.rst | 27 ++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst b/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst index 39ee7c4cd..b4667d7e1 100644 --- a/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst +++ b/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst @@ -921,27 +921,30 @@ Example:: History ======= -- March 2001: Core metadata 1.0 was approved through :pep:`241`. -- April 2003: Core metadata 1.1 was approved through :pep:`314`: -- February 2010: Core metadata 1.2 was approved through :pep:`345`. -- February 2018: Core metadata 2.1 was approved through :pep:`566`. +- August 2024: Core metadata 2.4 was approved through :pep:`639`. - - Added ``Description-Content-Type`` and ``Provides-Extra``. - - Added canonical method for transforming metadata to JSON. - - Restricted the grammar of the ``Name`` field. + - Added the ``License-Expression`` field. + - Added the ``License-File`` field. + +- March 2022: Core metadata 2.3 was approved through :pep:`685`. + + - Restricted extra names to be normalized. - October 2020: Core metadata 2.2 was approved through :pep:`643`. - Added the ``Dynamic`` field. -- March 2022: Core metadata 2.3 was approved through :pep:`685`. +- February 2018: Core metadata 2.1 was approved through :pep:`566`. - - Restricted extra names to be normalized. + - Added ``Description-Content-Type`` and ``Provides-Extra``. + - Added canonical method for transforming metadata to JSON. + - Restricted the grammar of the ``Name`` field. -- August 2024: Core metadata 2.4 was approved through :pep:`639`. +- February 2010: Core metadata 1.2 was approved through :pep:`345`. - - Added the ``License-Expression`` field. - - Added the ``License-File`` field. +- April 2003: Core metadata 1.1 was approved through :pep:`314`: + +- March 2001: Core metadata 1.0 was approved through :pep:`241`. ---- From f714ffd068c761d0a110b2a1d5af2cff5353f2e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ned Batchelder Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 06:53:26 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Mention the metadata version and date at the top of the metadata page --- source/specifications/core-metadata.rst | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst b/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst index b4667d7e1..550c6e55a 100644 --- a/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst +++ b/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst @@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Core metadata specifications ============================ +This page describes version 2.4, approved in August 2024. + Fields defined in the following specification should be considered valid, complete and not subject to change. The required fields are: