Paul Moore

PEP 518 disallows anything outside of `[tool]`, so `[[build-system.extensions]]` (or `[[project.extensions]]`) would need to be standardised in a PEP.

> I’m also hoping to see if we can propose a Protocol vs. requiring a library / ABC If I'm understanding correctly, a standard would be essentially like PEP 517,...

See [this comment](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/97028#issuecomment-638782812). Should this extension be using scan codes as described, to get layout-independent behaviour?

Are you using a US keyboard layout? The point of the linked issue is that key bindings aren't layout independent. The problem arises with a UK keyboard layout. A quote...

Is there a protocol that import hooks need to implement to provide the support you describe? Or is it an internal detail of `importlib.resources`? If the latter, it's going to...

Thanks. Let's not discuss implementation any further at this point. But what's the use case? Specifically, can you provide an example of when using a `src` layout with a `.pth`...

I'm sorry I don't follow what you are saying. Can you give a real-world example?

When I say a real-world example, I mean an actual project that relies on this, not an artificial example. I understand the problem you're describing, I want to know who...

## Use Case ### Description Project includes a directory (typically `src`) that contains files and directories that in a non-editable install are all installed directly into the target `site-packages`. ###...

## Use Case ### Description Project uses the "flat" directory layout, with packages and modules to be installed stored directly in the project root directory. ### In scope? Yes. ###...