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59 | The following terms apply more specifically to the domain of | |
60 | distributing Python modules using the Distutils: | |
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62 | <DT><STRONG>module distribution</STRONG></DT> | |
63 | <DD>a collection of Python modules distributed | |
64 | together as a single downloadable resource and meant to be installed | |
65 | <em>en masse</em>. Examples of some well-known module distributions are | |
66 | Numeric Python, PyXML, PIL (the Python Imaging Library), or | |
67 | mxBase. (This would be called a <em>package</em>, except that term | |
68 | is already taken in the Python context: a single module distribution | |
69 | may contain zero, one, or many Python packages.) | |
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72 | </DD> | |
73 | <DT><STRONG>pure module distribution</STRONG></DT> | |
74 | <DD>a module distribution that contains only | |
75 | pure Python modules and packages. Sometimes referred to as a ``pure | |
76 | distribution.'' | |
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79 | </DD> | |
80 | <DT><STRONG>non-pure module distribution</STRONG></DT> | |
81 | <DD>a module distribution that contains | |
82 | at least one extension module. Sometimes referred to as a ``non-pure | |
83 | distribution.'' | |
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86 | </DD> | |
87 | <DT><STRONG>distribution root</STRONG></DT> | |
88 | <DD>the top-level directory of your source tree (or | |
89 | source distribution); the directory where <span class="file">setup.py</span> exists. Generally | |
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