docs: point to setup.py/pyproject.toml for dependencies and versions in CONTRIBUTING.rst

chalmerlowe · chalmerlowe · commit 25b035c89ec2 · 2026-07-07T09:40:15.000-04:00
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ In order to add a feature:
 - The feature must be documented in both the API and narrative documentation.
 
 - The feature must work fully on all supported Python versions across macOS, Linux, and Windows.
-  *(See the package's ``noxfile.py`` or ``setup.py`` for the definitive list of supported Python versions).*
+  *(See the package's ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml`` for the definitive list of supported Python versions).*
 
 - The feature must not add unnecessary dependencies (where "unnecessary" is subjective, but new dependencies should be discussed).
 
diff --git a/packages/bigframes/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/bigframes/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
 
 ********************
 Running System Tests
diff --git a/packages/bigquery-magics/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/bigquery-magics/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/db-dtypes/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/db-dtypes/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/django-google-spanner/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/django-google-spanner/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/gapic-generator/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/gapic-generator/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/gcp-sphinx-docfx-yaml/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/gcp-sphinx-docfx-yaml/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
 
 .. note::
    This is the forked version of the original repository, which is found on https://github.com/docascode/sphinx-docfx-yaml. Unless the issue applies only to this repository, please also file an issue and/or contribute to the original repository as well.
diff --git a/packages/google-api-core/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-api-core/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-auth-httplib2/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-auth-httplib2/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-auth-oauthlib/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-auth-oauthlib/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-auth/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-auth/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
 
 *********************
 Running system tests
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-bigquery-storage/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-bigquery-storage/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-bigquery/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-bigquery/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-bigtable/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-bigtable/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-core/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-core/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-datastore/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-datastore/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
 
 ********************
 Running System Tests
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-dns/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-dns/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-documentai-toolbox/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-documentai-toolbox/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-error-reporting/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-error-reporting/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-firestore/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-firestore/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
 
 **************************
 Updating Conformance Tests
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-logging/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-logging/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-ndb/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-ndb/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
 
 *********************
 Running Unit Tests
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-pubsub/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-pubsub/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-runtimeconfig/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-runtimeconfig/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-spanner-dbapi-driver/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-spanner-dbapi-driver/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-storage/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-storage/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-testutils/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-cloud-testutils/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-crc32c/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-crc32c/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/google-resumable-media/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/google-resumable-media/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/googleapis-common-protos/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/googleapis-common-protos/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/pandas-gbq/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/pandas-gbq/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/proto-plus/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/proto-plus/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/sqlalchemy-bigquery/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/sqlalchemy-bigquery/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
diff --git a/packages/sqlalchemy-spanner/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/packages/sqlalchemy-spanner/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Please refer to the centralized `Contributing Guide`_ at the repository root for
 
 .. _Contributing Guide: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
 
-Package-specific test sessions, dependencies, and supported Python versions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``.
+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.
 
 ********************
 Running Tests

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	`11`	+Package-specific test sessions are defined in this directory's ``noxfile.py``. Dependencies and supported Python versions are defined in ``setup.py`` or ``pyproject.toml``.