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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <title>Distributing Python Modules — Python 2.7.5 documentation</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../_static/default.css" type="text/css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../_static/pygments.css" type="text/css" /> <script type="text/javascript"> var DOCUMENTATION_OPTIONS = { URL_ROOT: '../', VERSION: '2.7.5', COLLAPSE_INDEX: false, FILE_SUFFIX: '.html', HAS_SOURCE: true }; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../_static/jquery.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../_static/underscore.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../_static/doctools.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../_static/sidebar.js"></script> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" title="Search within Python 2.7.5 documentation" href="../_static/opensearch.xml"/> <link rel="author" title="About these documents" href="../about.html" /> <link rel="copyright" title="Copyright" href="../copyright.html" /> <link rel="top" title="Python 2.7.5 documentation" href="../index.html" /> <link rel="next" title="1. 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An Introduction to Distutils</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="introduction.html#concepts-terminology">1.1. Concepts & Terminology</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="introduction.html#a-simple-example">1.2. A Simple Example</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="introduction.html#general-python-terminology">1.3. General Python terminology</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="introduction.html#distutils-specific-terminology">1.4. Distutils-specific terminology</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="setupscript.html">2. Writing the Setup Script</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="setupscript.html#listing-whole-packages">2.1. Listing whole packages</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="setupscript.html#listing-individual-modules">2.2. Listing individual modules</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="setupscript.html#describing-extension-modules">2.3. Describing extension modules</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="setupscript.html#relationships-between-distributions-and-packages">2.4. Relationships between Distributions and Packages</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="setupscript.html#installing-scripts">2.5. Installing Scripts</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="setupscript.html#installing-package-data">2.6. Installing Package Data</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="setupscript.html#installing-additional-files">2.7. Installing Additional Files</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="setupscript.html#additional-meta-data">2.8. Additional meta-data</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="setupscript.html#debugging-the-setup-script">2.9. Debugging the setup script</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="configfile.html">3. Writing the Setup Configuration File</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="sourcedist.html">4. Creating a Source Distribution</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="sourcedist.html#specifying-the-files-to-distribute">4.1. Specifying the files to distribute</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="sourcedist.html#manifest-related-options">4.2. Manifest-related options</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="sourcedist.html#the-manifest-in-template">4.3. The MANIFEST.in template</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="builtdist.html">5. Creating Built Distributions</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="builtdist.html#creating-dumb-built-distributions">5.1. Creating dumb built distributions</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="builtdist.html#creating-rpm-packages">5.2. Creating RPM packages</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="builtdist.html#creating-windows-installers">5.3. Creating Windows Installers</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="builtdist.html#cross-compiling-on-windows">5.4. Cross-compiling on Windows</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="builtdist.html#vista-user-access-control-uac">5.5. Vista User Access Control (UAC)</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="packageindex.html">6. The Python Package Index (PyPI)</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="packageindex.html#registering-packages">6.1. Registering Packages</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="packageindex.html#uploading-packages">6.2. Uploading Packages</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="packageindex.html#the-pypirc-file">6.3. The .pypirc file</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="packageindex.html#pypi-package-display">6.4. PyPI package display</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="examples.html">7. Examples</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="examples.html#pure-python-distribution-by-module">7.1. Pure Python distribution (by module)</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="examples.html#pure-python-distribution-by-package">7.2. Pure Python distribution (by package)</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="examples.html#single-extension-module">7.3. Single extension module</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="extending.html">8. Extending Distutils</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="extending.html#integrating-new-commands">8.1. Integrating new commands</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="extending.html#adding-new-distribution-types">8.2. Adding new distribution types</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="commandref.html">9. Command Reference</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="commandref.html#installing-modules-the-install-command-family">9.1. Installing modules: the <strong class="command">install</strong> command family</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html">10. API Reference</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.core">10.1. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.core</span></tt> — Core Distutils functionality</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.ccompiler">10.2. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.ccompiler</span></tt> — CCompiler base class</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.unixccompiler">10.3. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.unixccompiler</span></tt> — Unix C Compiler</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.msvccompiler">10.4. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.msvccompiler</span></tt> — Microsoft Compiler</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.bcppcompiler">10.5. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.bcppcompiler</span></tt> — Borland Compiler</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.cygwinccompiler">10.6. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.cygwincompiler</span></tt> — Cygwin Compiler</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.emxccompiler">10.7. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.emxccompiler</span></tt> — OS/2 EMX Compiler</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.archive_util">10.8. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.archive_util</span></tt> — Archiving utilities</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.dep_util">10.9. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.dep_util</span></tt> — Dependency checking</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.dir_util">10.10. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.dir_util</span></tt> — Directory tree operations</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.file_util">10.11. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.file_util</span></tt> — Single file operations</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.util">10.12. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.util</span></tt> — Miscellaneous other utility functions</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.dist">10.13. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.dist</span></tt> — The Distribution class</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.extension">10.14. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.extension</span></tt> — The Extension class</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.debug">10.15. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.debug</span></tt> — Distutils debug mode</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.errors">10.16. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.errors</span></tt> — Distutils exceptions</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.fancy_getopt">10.17. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.fancy_getopt</span></tt> — Wrapper around the standard getopt module</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.filelist">10.18. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.filelist</span></tt> — The FileList class</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.log">10.19. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.log</span></tt> — Simple PEP 282-style logging</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.spawn">10.20. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.spawn</span></tt> — Spawn a sub-process</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.sysconfig">10.21. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.sysconfig</span></tt> — System configuration information</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.text_file">10.22. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.text_file</span></tt> — The TextFile class</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.version">10.23. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.version</span></tt> — Version number classes</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.cmd">10.24. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.cmd</span></tt> — Abstract base class for Distutils commands</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#creating-a-new-distutils-command">10.25. Creating a new Distutils command</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.command">10.26. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.command</span></tt> — Individual Distutils commands</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.command.bdist">10.27. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.command.bdist</span></tt> — Build a binary installer</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.command.bdist_packager">10.28. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.command.bdist_packager</span></tt> — Abstract base class for packagers</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.command.bdist_dumb">10.29. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.command.bdist_dumb</span></tt> — Build a “dumb” installer</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.command.bdist_msi">10.30. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.command.bdist_msi</span></tt> — Build a Microsoft Installer binary package</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.command.bdist_rpm">10.31. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.command.bdist_rpm</span></tt> — Build a binary distribution as a Redhat RPM and SRPM</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.command.bdist_wininst">10.32. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.command.bdist_wininst</span></tt> — Build a Windows installer</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.command.sdist">10.33. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.command.sdist</span></tt> — Build a source distribution</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.command.build">10.34. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.command.build</span></tt> — Build all files of a package</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.command.build_clib">10.35. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.command.build_clib</span></tt> — Build any C libraries in a package</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.command.build_ext">10.36. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.command.build_ext</span></tt> — Build any extensions in a package</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="apiref.html#module-distutils.command.build_py">10.37. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">distutils.command.build_py</span></tt> — Build the .py/.pyc files of a package</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a 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