Authors
Greg Ward, Anthony Baxter
See also
- Distributing Python Modules
- The up to date module distribution documentations
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.
Note
This guide only covers the basic tools for building and distributing extensions that are provided as part of this version of Python. Third party tools offer easier to use and more secure alternatives. Refer to the quick recommendations section in the Python Packaging User Guide for more information.
- An Introduction to Distutils
- Writing the Setup Script
- Writing the Setup Configuration File
- Creating a Source Distribution
- Creating Built Distributions
- The Python Package Index (PyPI)
- Examples
- Extending Distutils
- Command Reference
- API Reference
distutils.core--- Core Distutils functionalitydistutils.ccompiler--- CCompiler base classdistutils.unixccompiler--- Unix C Compilerdistutils.msvccompiler--- Microsoft Compilerdistutils.bcppcompiler--- Borland Compilerdistutils.cygwincompiler--- Cygwin Compilerdistutils.archive_util--- Archiving utilitiesdistutils.dep_util--- Dependency checkingdistutils.dir_util--- Directory tree operationsdistutils.file_util--- Single file operationsdistutils.util--- Miscellaneous other utility functionsdistutils.dist--- The Distribution classdistutils.extension--- The Extension classdistutils.debug--- Distutils debug modedistutils.errors--- Distutils exceptionsdistutils.fancy_getopt--- Wrapper around the standard getopt moduledistutils.filelist--- The FileList classdistutils.log--- Simple PEP 282-style loggingdistutils.spawn--- Spawn a sub-processdistutils.sysconfig--- System configuration informationdistutils.text_file--- The TextFile classdistutils.version--- Version number classesdistutils.cmd--- Abstract base class for Distutils commands- Creating a new Distutils command
distutils.command--- Individual Distutils commandsdistutils.command.bdist--- Build a binary installerdistutils.command.bdist_packager--- Abstract base class for packagersdistutils.command.bdist_dumb--- Build a "dumb" installerdistutils.command.bdist_msi--- Build a Microsoft Installer binary packagedistutils.command.bdist_rpm--- Build a binary distribution as a Redhat RPM and SRPMdistutils.command.bdist_wininst--- Build a Windows installerdistutils.command.sdist--- Build a source distributiondistutils.command.build--- Build all files of a packagedistutils.command.build_clib--- Build any C libraries in a packagedistutils.command.build_ext--- Build any extensions in a packagedistutils.command.build_py--- Build the .py/.pyc files of a packagedistutils.command.build_scripts--- Build the scripts of a packagedistutils.command.clean--- Clean a package build areadistutils.command.config--- Perform package configurationdistutils.command.install--- Install a packagedistutils.command.install_data--- Install data files from a packagedistutils.command.install_headers--- Install C/C++ header files from a packagedistutils.command.install_lib--- Install library files from a packagedistutils.command.install_scripts--- Install script files from a packagedistutils.command.register--- Register a module with the Python Package Indexdistutils.command.check--- Check the meta-data of a package