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  Distributing Python Modules

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:Authors: Greg Ward, Anthony Baxter

:Email: distutils-sig@python.org

:Release: |version|

:Date: |today|

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.

.. toctree::

   :maxdepth: 2

   introduction.rst

   setupscript.rst

   configfile.rst

   sourcedist.rst

   builtdist.rst

   packageindex.rst

   uploading.rst

   examples.rst

   extending.rst

   commandref.rst

   apiref.rst