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     3 ###############################

     4   Distributing Python Modules

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     7 :Authors: Greg Ward, Anthony Baxter

     8 :Email: distutils-sig@python.org

     9 :Release: |version|

    10 :Date: |today|

    11 

    12 This document describes the Python Distribution Utilities ("Distutils") from

    13 the module developer's point of view, describing how to use the Distutils to

    14 make Python modules and extensions easily available to a wider audience with

    15 very little overhead for build/release/install mechanics.

    16 

    17 .. toctree::

    18    :maxdepth: 2

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    20    introduction.rst

    21    setupscript.rst

    22    configfile.rst

    23    sourcedist.rst

    24    builtdist.rst

    25    packageindex.rst

    26    uploading.rst

    27    examples.rst

    28    extending.rst

    29    commandref.rst

    30    apiref.rst