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4 Distributing Python Modules
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7:Authors: Greg Ward, Anthony Baxter
8:Email: distutils-sig@python.org
9:Release: |version|
10:Date: |today|
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12This document describes the Python Distribution Utilities ("Distutils") from
13the module developer's point of view, describing how to use the Distutils to
14make Python modules and extensions easily available to a wider audience with
15very little overhead for build/release/install mechanics.
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Éric Araujo55729fe2011-06-02 15:45:25 +020017.. deprecated:: 3.3
18 :mod:`packaging` replaces Distutils. See :ref:`packaging-index` and
19 :ref:`packaging-install-index`.
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Georg Brandl116aa622007-08-15 14:28:22 +000021.. toctree::
22 :maxdepth: 2
Benjamin Peterson5879d412009-03-30 14:51:56 +000023 :numbered:
Georg Brandl116aa622007-08-15 14:28:22 +000024
25 introduction.rst
26 setupscript.rst
27 configfile.rst
28 sourcedist.rst
29 builtdist.rst
30 packageindex.rst
31 uploading.rst
32 examples.rst
33 extending.rst
34 commandref.rst
35 apiref.rst
Éric Araujo3a9f58f2011-06-01 20:42:49 +020036
37Another document describes how to install modules and extensions packaged
38following the above guidelines:
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40.. toctree::
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42 install.rst