Merge pull request #12417 from xqm32/fix-outdated-pip-install

pypa · Nov 28, 2023 · a15dd75 · a15dd75
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diff --git a/docs/html/cli/pip_install.rst b/docs/html/cli/pip_install.rst
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ When looking at the items to be installed, pip checks what type of item
 each is, in the following order:
 
 1. Project or archive URL.
-2. Local directory (which must contain a ``setup.py``, or pip will report
-   an error).
+2. Local directory (which must contain a ``pyproject.toml`` or ``setup.py``,
+   otherwise pip will report an error).
 3. Local file (a sdist or wheel format archive, following the naming
    conventions for those formats).
 4. A requirement, as specified in :pep:`440`.

diff --git a/news/12417.doc.rst b/news/12417.doc.rst
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+Fix outdated pip install argument description in documentation.