[Python] What is the correct way of specifying the license in pyproject.toml file for a new...

I am facing an error with the license specification when trying to build and upload a python package.

I have the last version of wheel, setuptools, twine, and build.

building fails if I specify the license according to the python packaging tutorial: https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/tutorials/packaging-projects/

if I do not specify the license then twine upload fails with the error:

ERROR InvalidDistribution: Invalid distribution metadata: unrecognized or malformed field 'license-file'


the same upload error occurs if I build with the following:

[project.license]
file = "LICENSE"


or

license = {text = "MIT"}


or

license = {file = "LICENSE"}


this is my full configuration file:

[build-system]
requires = ["setuptools"]
build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"

[project]
name = "name"
version = "0.0.1"
authors = [
{ name="Your Name", email="your.email@example.com" },
]
description = "A python package"
readme = "README.md"
requires-python = ">=3.8"

classifiers = [
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
"Operating System :: OS Independent",
]

dependencies = [
"requests",
"numpy",
]

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