Setup.py Install a Fork

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Setup.py Hacking

To get this to work without updating your forked version number, you must lie in the dependency_links section, and then unpin the version that you want installed. This makes it think that the branch is version current linux time (int) in the lookup but will acutally install whatever version it finds in the fork.

Note: You also will likely need to clear your pip cache so it won't install the version it finds in pypi, I think doing the current time will keep it from using the pypi version, so just make sure you keep an eye on the logs when you install your library, and that it says "Cloning ..../KyleJamesWalker/example_lib

rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/pip; pip uninstall example_lib; pip install --process-dependency-links ".[test]" | grep example_lib

setup.py

import time

from setuptools import find_packages, setup

requirements = [
]

extras_require = {
    'test': [
        "example_lib",
    ],
    'dev': [
    ],
    'setup': [
    ],
}

extras_require.update(all=sorted(set().union(*extras_require.values())))

setup(
    name='annoying_example',
    version='0.0.0',
    author='KyleJamesWalker',
    description="Really Setup Tools",
    packages=find_packages(),
    package_data={
        '': ['*.yaml'],
    },
    install_requires=requirements,
    extras_require=extras_require,
    setup_requires=extras_require['setup'],
    tests_require=extras_require['test'],
    test_suite='tests',
    dependency_links=[
        'git+https://github.com/KyleJamesWalker/example_lib@cool-branch#egg=example_lib-{}'.format(str(time.time())),
    ],
)