.. _distutils-index: ############################### Distributing Python Modules ############################### :Authors: Greg Ward, Anthony Baxter :Email: distutils-sig@python.org :Release: |version| :Date: |today| This document describes the Python Distribution Utilities ("Distutils") from the module developer's point of view, describing how to use the Distutils to make Python modules and extensions easily available to a wider audience with very little overhead for build/release/install mechanics. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 introduction.rst setupscript.rst configfile.rst sourcedist.rst builtdist.rst packageindex.rst uploading.rst examples.rst extending.rst commandref.rst apiref.rst