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authorFabian Neundorf <CommodoreFabianus@gmx.de>2016-07-26 15:57:51 +0000
committerFabian Neundorf <CommodoreFabianus@gmx.de>2016-07-26 17:57:51 +0200
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parent99602828c7b91a05b1f33603131ebf20f110a33f (diff)
downloadflake8-9f10219137673fb2ec1afb0d282dc43ea21d9198.tar.gz
Clarify what the X in the entry points does
Previously the `X` wasn't further explained in the documentation on how to register a plugin. This plugs the hole at least for checking plugins. See also: #183
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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Note specifically these lines:
# snip ...
)
-We tell setuptools to register our entry point "X" inside the specific
+We tell setuptools to register our entry point ``X`` inside the specific
grouping of entry-points that flake8 should look in.
|Flake8| presently looks at three groups:
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ like:
# snip ...
)
+The ``X`` in checking plugins define what error codes it is going to report.
+So if the plugin reports just the error code ``A101`` it would be that. If it
+reports also ``A102`` it must be set to ``A10``.
+
.. _Entry Points:
https://pythonhosted.org/setuptools/pkg_resources.html#entry-points