New release

[Secrus]

Please make a new release so we, humble users, can use the new metadata API.

[mtelka]

setuptools 68.2.0 now requires dev version of packaging to use the metadata API.

[pradyunsg]

setuptools 68.2.0 now requires dev version of packaging to use the metadata API.

To be clear, it's a test-only dependency -- it doesn't actually depend on that at runtime or for users to be able to use it.

[pradyunsg]

@brettcannon Do you have any blocking concerns regarding a new release? If not, I'll make some time to cut one over the coming few days.

[brettcannon]

@pradyunsg nope, nothing critical from my side (or a quick glance at open issues or PRs).

[pradyunsg]

@Deku963 I think that Python Discord's #help-* channels, #python on Libera.chat (IRC), python-list or python-tutor mailing lists,or StackOverflow would be better channels to get support for the issue you're facing.

[Secrus]

@pradyunsg any update on that?

[mayeut]

With pypa/pip#12300 upgrading packaging for pip 23.3, it's probably a good thing to do a release before it gets merged with an outdated packaging release.

Commits of interest for pip (at least):

• c1346df, Fix platform tag for graalpy, without this, pip can't install wheels or, slightly worse, will install the wrong ones.
• 1277904, Ability to install armv7l manylinux/musllinux wheels on armv8l

[pradyunsg]

https://github.com/pypa/packaging/releases/tag/23.2 is up! :)