Fix licensedcode-data optional extra

[macayu17]

Reference:

• Loading licenses should indicate licensedcode-data is not installed #5053

This PR fixes the optional licenses extra dependency typo from licensecode-data to licensedcode-data in the ScanCode pyproject files.

Testing

• venv\Scripts\python.exe -m pip check
• metadata validation script for the licenses extra and release-wheel default dependencies
• git diff --check upstream/develop

Tasks

• Reviewed contribution guidelines
• PR is descriptively titled and links the original issue above
• Commits are in uniquely-named feature branch and has no merge conflicts
• Updated documentation pages (if applicable)
• Updated CHANGELOG.rst (if applicable)

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Pull request overview

This PR ensures licensedcode-data is installed by default with the scancode-toolkit and scancode-toolkit-mini release wheels, preventing runtime failures when built-in license loading expects bundled license data files.

Changes:

• Add licensedcode-data to the default dependency lists for the two release-wheel pyproject-*.toml files.
• Fix the licenses optional extra typo (licensecode-data → licensedcode-data) across pyprojects.
• Add a metadata-focused test to keep release wheel dependencies consistent, and document the fix in the changelog.

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
tests/scancode/test_release_metadata.py	Adds tests to assert release-wheel metadata includes both license index and license data packages, and that the licenses extra uses the correct package name.
pyproject.toml	Fixes the licenses optional extra to reference licensedcode-data (and not the typo).
pyproject-scancode-toolkit.toml	Adds licensedcode-data to default dependencies for the release wheel and fixes the licenses extra typo.
pyproject-scancode-toolkit-mini.toml	Adds licensedcode-data to default dependencies for the mini release wheel and fixes the licenses extra typo.
CHANGELOG.rst	Notes the dependency fix for default installs in the “Next release” section.
AUTHORS.rst	Adds a new contributor entry.

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tests/scancode/test_release_metadata.py:50

• These checks are also exact-string matches. If the optional dependency is ever expressed with a version/marker (e.g. licensedcode-data>=… or the typo appears as licensecode-data>=…), the assertions may give false negatives. Consider matching by parsed requirement name or using a prefix/name-based check.

        assert "licensedcode-data" in license_dependencies
        assert "licensecode-data" not in license_dependencies

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[AyanSinhaMahapatra]

@macayu17 thanks!
See comments for your consideration.

Not exactly the intended solution, so removed the fixes keyword from the PR description.

[AyanSinhaMahapatra]

Good catch, can you add a PR with just these changes?

[AyanSinhaMahapatra]

This is not what we intend, the licensedcode-data should only be installed optionally/if intended.

[AyanSinhaMahapatra]

Not something we want to test like this at all. PLease remove thew whole file

[AyanSinhaMahapatra]

Thanks @macayu17