Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Alex Willmer @alex@social.moreati.org.uk

6/18/2025, 10:26:18 PM

Public

Several deadlines are approaching for deprecated setuptools features

30th Aug
- bdist_wheel with universal=True

15th Oct
- Running `setup.py test`
- subclassing wheel.bdist_wheel

31st Oct
- Running `setup.py <anything>`
- setuptools.command.easy_install, setuptools.installer, fetch_build_eggs

For more info and migration guidence see
- https://blog.ganssle.io/articles/2021/10/setup-py-deprecated.html
- https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/modernize-setup-py-project/

Thanks to PyPA and everyone involved for their dedication and hard slog.

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