Update docstring of safe_name()

Co-authored-by: Brian Rutledge <brian@bhrutledge.com>
pypa · Mar 16, 2021 · 421ae7c · 421ae7c
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diff --git a/twine/package.py b/twine/package.py
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ def _safe_name(name: str) -> str:
     """Convert an arbitrary string to a standard distribution name.
 
     Any runs of non-alphanumeric/. characters are replaced with a single '-'.
+
+    Copied from pkg_resources.safe_name for compatibility with warehouse.
+    See https://github.com/pypa/twine/issues/743.
     """
     return re.sub("[^A-Za-z0-9.]+", "-", name)