Import .whl files into Bazel.

whl_library

whl_library(name, requirements, whl)

A rule for importing <code>.whl</code> dependencies into Bazel.

<b>This rule is currently used to implement <code>pip_import</code>, it is not intended to work standalone, and the interface may change.</b> See <code>pip_import</code> for proper usage.

This rule imports a <code>.whl</code> file as a <code>py_library</code>:

<pre><code>whl_library( name = "foo", whl = ":my-whl-file", requirements = "name of pip_import rule", ) </code></pre>

This rule defines a <code>@foo//:pkg</code> <code>py_library</code> target.

Attributes

name

Name; Required

A unique name for this rule.

requirements

String; Optional; Default is ''

The name of the pip_import repository rule from which to load this .whl's dependencies.

whl

Label; Required

The path to the .whl file (the name is expected to follow this convention)