Turns out I need the pip>=23.0 for editable installs only. Added a no…

…te about this to pyproject.toml
ubarsc · May 28, 2024 · 5fe690f · 5fe690f
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 # we remove setup.py, we should also remove bin/, because the new
 # approach is via projects.scripts, which installs without the .py suffix
 
+# When doing an editable install (-e, --editable), you must be using a
+# version of pip >= 23.0. If not, it will fail very cryptically.
+#
+
 [build-system]
 requires = ["setuptools>=61.0", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"