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Further Reading

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The Many Possible Futures of Python Packaging

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Distutils is not the be-all and end-all of Python packaging, but as of this writing (August 2009), it’s the only one that works in Python 3. There are a number of other frameworks for Python 2; some focus on installation, others on testing and deployment. Some or all of these may end up being ported to Python 3 in the future. + +

These frameworks focus on installation:

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These focus on testing and deployment: + +

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Further Reading

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On Distutils: + +

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On other packaging frameworks: + +