Patch METADATA file in the whl doesn't work

[gfrankliu]

bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "1.4.1")

There is a python package wheel that is too restrictive on the dependent package version. I tried to use pip.override to patch the METADATA file inside the whl by modifying the Requires-Dist BUT when running bazel run //:requirements.update , it still uses the dependent package version from the unpatched METADATA file. Is that a bug?

[aignas]

This is not an issue - the bazel run //:requirements.update does not know anything about the patched METADATA as it is considering all of the available packages to find a solution.

Consider for workarounds:

• using the lock rule that uses uv that may allow for overrides
• rules_uv that uses uv under the hood.

Solving this is currently outside the scope, but PRs fixing this are welcome.