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55 | 18.12 <tt class="module">distutils</tt> -- | |
56 | Building and installing Python modules</A> | |
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60 | <A NAME="module-distutils"></A> | |
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63 | The <tt class="module">distutils</tt> package provides support for building and | |
64 | installing additional modules into a Python installation. The new | |
65 | modules may be either 100%-pure Python, or may be extension modules | |
66 | written in C, or may be collections of Python packages which include | |
67 | modules coded in both Python and C. | |
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70 | This package is discussed in two separate documents which are included | |
71 | in the Python documentation package. To learn about distributing new | |
72 | modules using the <tt class="module">distutils</tt> facilities, read | |
73 | <em class="citetitle"><a | |
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75 | title="Distributing Python Modules" | |
76 | >Distributing Python Modules</a></em>; this | |
77 | includes documentation needed to extend distutils. To learn | |
78 | about installing Python modules, whether or not the author made use of | |
79 | the <tt class="module">distutils</tt> package, read | |
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83 | >Installing Python Modules</a></em>. | |
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91 | >Distributing Python Modules</a></em></dt> | |
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