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if you declare a version X not using ==, this will check for X anyway

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4/5
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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
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Active
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

Research direction

The issue describes version checks for declared packages but names no files or tests. Start by tracing how fades interprets version declarations and checks installed package versions, then find the relevant tests. Done when non-== constraints are checked against their declared versions rather than treated as a package-existence check.

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Description

This may be a bug we have... but this code is not the solution at all.

The bug I think we have: "if you declare a version X not using ==, this will check for X anyway"

The bug this is introducing: "if you declare a version X not using ==, this will just check if the package exists (not caring the version)".

You should open a GH issue (if not there already) and let's handle separately,

Originally posted by @facundobatista in #452

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