Some simple dependency support was added to Distutils. The

\function{setup()} function now has \code{requires},\code{provides},

and \code{obsoletes}. When you build a source distribution using the

\code{sdist} command, the dependency information will be recorded in

the \file{PKG-INFO} file.

Another new keyword is \code{download_url}, which should be set to a

URL for the package's source code. This means it's now possible to

look up an entry in the package index, determine the dependencies for

a package, and download the required packages.

\begin{seealso}

\seepep{314}{Metadata for Python Software Packages v1.1}{PEP proposed

and written by A.M. Kuchling, Richard Jones, and Fred Drake;

implemented by Richard Jones and Fred Drake.}

\end{seealso}