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Tools for distributing Python software:

== General Package Distribution ==

General distribution of Python code is typically done using the [wiki:DistUtils distutils] package from the standard library which can produce source and binary distributions which depend on end-users having Python already installed on their computer.
General distribution of Python code is typically done using the [wiki:DistUtils distutils] package from the standard library which can produce source and binary distributions which depend on end-users having Python already installed on their computer. Such distributions are frequently available as operating system packages (a more general form of the term "package" referring not just to code but also to documentation, resources and other things) and can be installed using the package management infrastructure employed by various operating systems - see "System Package Distribution" below.
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Distribution Utilities

General distribution of Python code is typically done using the [wiki:DistUtils distutils] package from the standard library which can produce source and binary distributions which depend on end-users having Python already installed on their computer. Such distributions are frequently available as operating system packages (a more general form of the term "package" referring not just to code but also to documentation, resources and other things) and can be installed using the package management infrastructure employed by various operating systems - see "System Package Distribution" below.

Installers

The following are projects which support the production of installers or stand-alone executables.

See also:

See also:

  • ["buildout"]

System Package Distribution

Although [wiki:DistUtils distutils] supports the production of some system packages, other tools exist to make such packages:

(Someone needs to explain eggs.)

DistributionUtilities (last edited 2024-01-04 11:20:11 by MarcAndreLemburg)

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