python-packaging

Comprehensive guide to creating, structuring, and distributing Python packages using modern packaging tools, pyproject.toml, and publishing to PyPI. Advantages: pyproject.toml for source layout: Simpler but: In init .py: Register in pyproject.toml: Usage: Using API tokens (recommended): Accessing data files: For large projects split across multiple repositories: Do NOT include init .py in the namespace directory (company/): Usage: Or with setup.py: Version constraints in dependencies: Creates versions like: Full documentation: MIT - Creating Python libraries for distribution - Building command-line tools with entry points - Publishing packages to PyPI or private repositories - Setting up Python project structure - Creating installable packages with dependencies - Building wheels and source distributions - Versioning and releasing Python packages - Creating namespace packages - Implementing package metadata and classifiers - Source layout : src/package_name/ (recommended) - Flat layout : package_name/ (simpler but less flexible) - Package metadata : pyproject.toml, setup.py, or setup.cfg - Distribution formats : wheel (.whl) and source distribution (.tar.gz) - PEP 517/518 : Build system requirements - PEP 621 : Metadata in pyproject.toml - PEP 660 : Editable installs - pyproject.toml : Single source of configuration - setuptools : Traditional, widely used - hatchling : Modern,...