From b88d361299a30f0854afa31e4bb22343f6bc2d82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lucas Colley Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:10:06 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] DOC: editable: clarify file guarantees with non-Python files closes https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/29490 --- docs/how-to-guides/editable-installs.rst | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/how-to-guides/editable-installs.rst b/docs/how-to-guides/editable-installs.rst index fc62370c1..e059db59b 100644 --- a/docs/how-to-guides/editable-installs.rst +++ b/docs/how-to-guides/editable-installs.rst @@ -49,10 +49,11 @@ installation step to become effective. __ https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/entry-points/ -An editable install exposes at least all the files that would be +An editable install exposes at least all of the Python files that would be available in a regular installation. However, depending on the file and directory organization in your project, it might also expose files -that would not be normally available. +that would not be normally available. Furthermore, some files written in +other languages to Python may not be available. Build dependencies