From: Éric Araujo <merwok@netwok.org>
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2018 23:14:54 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: Improve error message for "setup.py upload" without dist files (#21060)
X-Git-Tag: v3.8.0a1~2205
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=08a6926b2584040fe3c3f06263b0b5f1fbbdc24c;p=python

Improve error message for "setup.py upload" without dist files (#21060)
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diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/upload.py b/Lib/distutils/command/upload.py
index f7752f9d12..32dda359ba 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/upload.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/upload.py
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ class upload(PyPIRCCommand):
 
     def run(self):
         if not self.distribution.dist_files:
-            msg = "No dist file created in earlier command"
+            msg = ("Must create and upload files in one command "
+                   "(e.g. setup.py sdist upload)")
             raise DistutilsOptionError(msg)
         for command, pyversion, filename in self.distribution.dist_files:
             self.upload_file(command, pyversion, filename)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-02-17-19-20-19.bpo-21060.S1Z-x6.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-02-17-19-20-19.bpo-21060.S1Z-x6.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e0a113620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-02-17-19-20-19.bpo-21060.S1Z-x6.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Rewrite confusing message from setup.py upload from
+"No dist file created in earlier command" to the more helpful
+"Must create and upload files in one command".