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uv exclude-newer breaking installs for undated packages

Cluster 75992 · hermes cli. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #86694 on 15 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues address a bug where uv's exclude-newer option causes install failures or incomplete updates for packages lacking upload date metadata, such as setuptools, pillow, and mcp. Fixes involve whitelisting affected packages or adjusting how exclude-newer handles missing date information.

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#86694 fix(deps): stop exclude-newer from bricking installs on no-date and exact-pinned packages

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files: pyproject.toml, scripts/install.sh, tests/test_packaging_metadata.py

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From the close comments: partial fix 1

#76020 fix: add setuptools, pillow, mcp to exclude-newer-package whitelist (#75992) · partial fix → ffb1b2b, #75992, #76020, #1, #15803, #14532, #6, #9, #374151, #4338

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Closed#75992.update-incomplete left after every update: uv exclude-newer filters packages with no upload date (setuptools/pillow/mcp)

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #86694
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 15 Aug 2026

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