Simplify package management for Python with effortless downloads, builds, installations, upgrades, and uninstalls.
Setuptools is an open source utility that offers developers a range of enhancements to Python distutils. With this tool, developers can easily build and distribute Python packages especially those that have dependencies on other packages. Using Setuptools, packages built and distributed resemble ordinary Python packages that are based on distutils.
What's even more impressive about Setuptools is that your end-users needn't install or even be aware of Setuptools for them to use your created packages. There's also no need for you to include the entire Setuptools package in your distributions. By adding just a single bootstrap module (an 8K python file), your package will automatically download and install Setuptools if the user doesn't have a suitable version already installed.
It's important to note that Setuptools is developed under the terms of the Python Software Foundation License and the Zope Public License. This software is available for free and offers developers an easy way to build and distribute Python packages.
What's even more impressive about Setuptools is that your end-users needn't install or even be aware of Setuptools for them to use your created packages. There's also no need for you to include the entire Setuptools package in your distributions. By adding just a single bootstrap module (an 8K python file), your package will automatically download and install Setuptools if the user doesn't have a suitable version already installed.
It's important to note that Setuptools is developed under the terms of the Python Software Foundation License and the Zope Public License. This software is available for free and offers developers an easy way to build and distribute Python packages.
What's New
Version 0.6c11: N/A