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Pip does not abort when asked to install non-existent extra

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Environment

pip version: doesn’t matter
Python version: doesn’t matter
OS: doesn’t matter

Description

Suppose, you wanted to install azure[common]. Well, there isn’t such a package. However, if you do this, azure package (seems like) will be installed.

Expected behavior

Error is shown to the user trying to install a nonexistent package.

How to Reproduce

Run pip install 'azure[common]'.

Output

A long wall of text indicating that things are being installed.

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 5 years ago
Comments:10 (7 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

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pradyunsgcommented, Dec 20, 2018

@xavfernandez I changed the labels on this issue since it’s really more about extras and not dependency resolution. Lemme know if you disagree. 😃

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xavfernandezcommented, Dec 18, 2018

We could maybe add an option to abort installation on a missing extra but I’m not really convinced…

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