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Distributing Python Modules
| Authors: | Greg Ward, Anthony Baxter |
|---|---|
| Email: | distutils-sig@python.org |
| Release: | 2.6 |
| Date: | October 02, 2008 |
This document describes the Python Distribution Utilities (“Distutils”) from the module developer’s point of view, describing how to use the Distutils to make Python modules and extensions easily available to a wider audience with very little overhead for build/release/install mechanics.
- API Reference
- distutils.core — Core Distutils functionality
- distutils.ccompiler — CCompiler base class
- distutils.unixccompiler — Unix C Compiler
- distutils.msvccompiler — Microsoft Compiler
- distutils.bcppcompiler — Borland Compiler
- distutils.cygwincompiler — Cygwin Compiler
- distutils.emxccompiler — OS/2 EMX Compiler
- distutils.mwerkscompiler — Metrowerks CodeWarrior support
- distutils.archive_util — Archiving utilities
- distutils.dep_util — Dependency checking
- distutils.dir_util — Directory tree operations
- distutils.file_util — Single file operations
- distutils.util — Miscellaneous other utility functions
- distutils.dist — The Distribution class
- distutils.extension — The Extension class
- distutils.debug — Distutils debug mode
- distutils.errors — Distutils exceptions
- distutils.fancy_getopt — Wrapper around the standard getopt module
- distutils.filelist — The FileList class
- distutils.log — Simple PEP 282-style logging
- distutils.spawn — Spawn a sub-process
- distutils.sysconfig — System configuration information
- distutils.text_file — The TextFile class
- distutils.version — Version number classes
- distutils.cmd — Abstract base class for Distutils commands
- distutils.command — Individual Distutils commands
- distutils.command.bdist — Build a binary installer
- distutils.command.bdist_packager — Abstract base class for packagers
- distutils.command.bdist_dumb — Build a “dumb” installer
- distutils.command.bdist_msi — Build a Microsoft Installer binary package
- distutils.command.bdist_rpm — Build a binary distribution as a Redhat RPM and SRPM
- distutils.command.bdist_wininst — Build a Windows installer
- distutils.command.sdist — Build a source distribution
- distutils.command.build — Build all files of a package
- distutils.command.build_clib — Build any C libraries in a package
- distutils.command.build_ext — Build any extensions in a package
- distutils.command.build_py — Build the .py/.pyc files of a package
- distutils.command.build_scripts — Build the scripts of a package
- distutils.command.clean — Clean a package build area
- distutils.command.config — Perform package configuration
- distutils.command.install — Install a package
- distutils.command.install_data — Install data files from a package
- distutils.command.install_headers — Install C/C++ header files from a package
- distutils.command.install_lib — Install library files from a package
- distutils.command.install_scripts — Install script files from a package
- distutils.command.register — Register a module with the Python Package Index
- Creating a new Distutils command