What is setup.py?

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Software Enthusiastic picture Software Enthusiastic · Sep 24, 2009 · Viewed 681.6k times · Source

Can anyone please explain what setup.py is and how it can be configured or used?

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Silfverstrom picture Silfverstrom · Sep 24, 2009

setup.py is a python file, which usually tells you that the module/package you are about to install has been packaged and distributed with Distutils, which is the standard for distributing Python Modules.

This allows you to easily install Python packages. Often it's enough to write:

$ pip install .

pip will use setup.py to install your module. Avoid calling setup.py directly.

https://docs.python.org/3/installing/index.html#installing-index

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