Implement --credential-helper for external authentication management #13774
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This section of code seems unrelated to the purpose of the PR. What's going on here?
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@pfmoore Fixed. I've removed the unrelated index strategy and mapping changes to keep this PR focused exclusively on the credential helper. |
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This PR implements the generic credential helper API for pip, addressing #10389.
Key Changes:
--credential-helper <command>CLI option: Allows users to specify an external command for managing credentials.BaseCredentialProviderinterface, moving away from keyring-specific implementations.CredentialHelperProvider: A new provider that communicates with external tools via a simple JSON-based protocol over standard I/O (handlingget,store, anderaseactions).