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  Distributing Python Projects
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:Authors: Greg Ward, Anthony Baxter and Distutils2 contributors
:Email: distutils-sig@python.org
:Release: |version|
:Date: |today|

This document describes the Python Distribution Utilities ("Distutils2") from
the developer's point of view, describing how to use the Distutils to make
Python applications, packages or modules easily available to a wider audience
with very little overhead for build/release/install mechanics.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :numbered:

   introduction
   setupscript
   configfile
   sourcedist
   builtdist
   packageindex
   uploading
   examples
   extending
   commandhooks
   commandref
   newcommands
   apiref