| .. sectionauthor:: Fred L. Drake, Jr. <fdrake@acm.org> |
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| The :mod:`distutils` package provides support for building and installing |
| additional modules into a Python installation. The new modules may be either |
| 100%-pure Python, or may be extension modules written in C, or may be |
| collections of Python packages which include modules coded in both Python and C. |
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n | This package is discussed in two separate documents which are included in the |
n | This package is discussed in two separate chapters: |
| Python documentation package. To learn about distributing new modules using the |
| :mod:`distutils` facilities, read Distributing Python Modules (XXX reference: |
| ../dist/dist.html); this includes documentation needed to extend distutils. To |
| learn about installing Python modules, whether or not the author made use of the |
| :mod:`distutils` package, read Installing Python Modules (XXX reference: |
| ../inst/inst.html). |
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| .. seealso:: |
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n | `Distributing Python Modules <../dist/dist.html>`_ |
n | :ref:`distutils-index` |
| The manual for developers and packagers of Python modules. This describes how |
| to prepare :mod:`distutils`\ -based packages so that they may be easily |
| installed into an existing Python installation. |
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t | `Installing Python Modules <../inst/inst.html>`_ |
t | :ref:`install-index` |
| An "administrators" manual which includes information on installing modules into |
| an existing Python installation. You do not need to be a Python programmer to |
| read this manual. |
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