parameters: (self, dist)
docstring: Verify that feature makes sense in context of distribution
  
          This method is called by the distribution just before it parses its
          command line.  It checks to ensure that the 'remove' attribute, if any,
          contains only valid package/module names that are present in the base
          distribution when 'setup()' is called.  You may override it in a
          subclass to perform any other required validation of the feature
          against a target distribution.
docstring_summary: Verify that feature makes sense in context of distribution
docstring_tokens: Verify that feature makes sense in context of distribution
function: def validate(self, dist):
          """Verify that feature makes sense in context of distribution
  
          This method is called by the distribution just before it parses its
          command line.  It checks to ensure that the 'remove' attribute, if any,
          contains only valid package/module names that are present in the base
          distribution when 'setup()' is called.  You may override it in a
          subclass to perform any other required validation of the feature
          against a target distribution.
          """
  
          for item in self.remove:
              if not dist.has_contents_for(item):
                  raise DistutilsSetupError(
                      "%s wants to be able to remove %s, but the distribution"
                      " doesn't contain any packages or modules under %s"
                      % (self.description, item, item)
                  )
function_tokens: def validate ( self , dist ) : for item in self . remove : if not dist . has_contents_for ( item ) : raise DistutilsSetupError ( "%s wants to be able to remove %s, but the distribution" " doesn't contain any packages or modules under %s" % ( self . description , item , item ) )