| \section{\module{distutils} --- |
| Building and installing Python modules} |
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| \declaremodule{standard}{distutils} |
| \modulesynopsis{Support for building and installing Python modules |
| into an existing Python installation.} |
| \sectionauthor{Fred L. Drake, Jr.}{fdrake@acm.org} |
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| The \module{distutils} package provides support for building and |
| installing additional modules into a Python installation. The new |
| modules may be either 100\%{}-pure Python, or may be extension modules |
| written in C, or may be collections of Python packages which include |
| modules coded in both Python and C. |
| |
| This package is discussed in two separate documents which are included |
| in the Python documentation package. To learn about distributing new |
| modules using the \module{distutils} facilities, read |
| \citetitle[../dist/dist.html]{Distributing Python Modules}; this |
| includes documentation needed to extend distutils. To learn |
| about installing Python modules, whether or not the author made use of |
| the \module{distutils} package, read |
| \citetitle[../inst/inst.html]{Installing Python Modules}. |
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| \begin{seealso} |
| \seetitle[../dist/dist.html]{Distributing Python Modules}{The manual |
| for developers and packagers of Python modules. This |
| describes how to prepare \module{distutils}-based packages |
| so that they may be easily installed into an existing |
| Python installation.} |
| |
| \seetitle[../inst/inst.html]{Installing Python Modules}{An |
| ``administrators'' manual which includes information on |
| installing modules into an existing Python installation. |
| You do not need to be a Python programmer to read this |
| manual.} |
| \end{seealso} |