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18.12 <tt class="module">distutils</tt> --
Building and installing Python modules</A>
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The <tt class="module">distutils</tt> package provides support for building and
installing additional modules into a Python installation. The new
modules may be either 100%-pure Python, or may be extension modules
written in C, or may be collections of Python packages which include
modules coded in both Python and C.
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This package is discussed in two separate documents which are included
in the Python documentation package. To learn about distributing new
modules using the <tt class="module">distutils</tt> facilities, read
<em class="citetitle"><a
href="../dist/dist.html"
title="Distributing Python Modules"
>Distributing Python Modules</a></em>; this
includes documentation needed to extend distutils. To learn
about installing Python modules, whether or not the author made use of
the <tt class="module">distutils</tt> package, read
<em class="citetitle"><a
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>Distributing Python Modules</a></em></dt>
<dd>The manual
for developers and packagers of Python modules. This
describes how to prepare <tt class="module">distutils</tt>-based packages
so that they may be easily installed into an existing
Python installation.</dd>
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