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= Distutils =

Distutils
is by now the standard mechanism to distribute Python packages and extensions, and appeared in Python 1.6. It runs under 1.5.2 though, but you have to install it (once) to use it for that Python version.

== Learning Distutils ==
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 * [http://www.python.org/doc/2.2.1/dist/dist.html Distributing Python Modules] - information for developers
 * [http://www.python.org/doc/2.2.1/inst/inst.html Installing Python Modules] - information for users and system administrators
 * [http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/ distutils SIG]
 * [[http://docs.python.org/library/distutils.html|distutils — Building and installing Python modules]]
  * [[http://docs.python.org/distutils/|Distributing Python Modules]] - information for developers
  * [[http://docs.python.org/install/|Installing Python Modules]] - information for users and system administrators
 * [[http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/|distutils SIG]]
 * [[http://www.mechanicalcat.net/tech/pypi/pypi-xmlrpc.html|PyPI's XML-RPC interface]] for querying the packages database
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DistUtilsExtensions is a repository of extensions for your "setup.py". Projects:
 * DistutilsProjects - please add a listing to this page if you're working on Distutils (and help us reduce duplication of effort)

 * DistUtilsExtensions is a repository of extensions for your "setup.py".

Tutorials:
 * DistUtilsTutorial is a small tutorial to introduce the topic. It includes a complete demo, from start to finish.
 * CheeseShopTutorial is a related tutorial that just covers submitting information to the [[http://pypi.python.org/pypi|Python Package Index]]

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'''Q.''' ''Can you use distutils (i.e., your setup.py file) to '''un'''install a given package?''

'''A.''' Unfortunately, no. This would be a useful feature to have though... However, the KDE group has written a [[http://www.simonzone.com/software/pykdeextensions/en/distutils-uninstall.html|wrapper]] for distutils that adds a simple uninstall command.

Distutils

Distutils is by now the standard mechanism to distribute Python packages and extensions, and appeared in Python 1.6. It runs under 1.5.2 though, but you have to install it (once) to use it for that Python version.

Learning Distutils

Documentation:

Projects:

  • DistutilsProjects - please add a listing to this page if you're working on Distutils (and help us reduce duplication of effort)

  • DistUtilsExtensions is a repository of extensions for your "setup.py".

Tutorials:


Q. Can you use distutils (i.e., your setup.py file) to uninstall a given package?

A. Unfortunately, no. This would be a useful feature to have though... However, the KDE group has written a wrapper for distutils that adds a simple uninstall command.

Distutils (last edited 2015-11-21 15:09:39 by NickCoghlan)

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