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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion source/specifications/dependency-specifiers.rst
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Expand Up @@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ include extras, which expand the dependencies of the named distribution to
enable optional features. The version installed can be controlled using
version limits, or giving the URL to a specific artifact to install. Finally
the dependency can be made conditional using environment markers.

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Non line-breaking whitespace is mostly optional with no semantic meaning. The
sole exception is detecting the end of a URL requirement.
When a dependency specifier is written as a quoted string, authors may keep
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When a dependency specifier is written as a quoted string, authors may keep
When a dependency specifier is written as a quoted string, authors may keep

optional whitespace for readability, such as around version specifiers and
version clauses.

.. _dependency-specifiers-names:

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