Can I bundle a local .whl file dependency inside a python wheel distribution file?

Question

I want to bundle a local distribution .whl file inside another wheel file as a dependency.

dist_pkg1.whl (referenced wheel file,is a local file)

dist_pkg2.whl is dependent on dist_pkg1.whl, and I need to embed dist_pkg1.whl inside dist_pkg2.whl, so that, whenever I install dist_pkg1.whl, dist_pkg2.whl should be installed as a dependency. Is there any way I can acheve this?

Aniela

Answer 1

You can do it with pyproject.toml:

dependencies = [
    "dist_pkg2 @ file:///path/to/dist_pkg2.whl"
]

You might also use requirements.txt file, although it is not used during packaging process. Still it might help to resolve your problem:

./path/to/dist_pkg2.whl

Dishman