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:mod:`packaging.dist` --- The Distribution class
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.. module:: packaging.dist
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:synopsis: Core Distribution class.
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This module provides the :class:`Distribution` class, which represents the
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module distribution being built/packaged/distributed/installed.
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.. class:: Distribution(arguments)
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A :class:`Distribution` describes how to build, package, distribute and
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install a Python project.
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The arguments accepted by the constructor are laid out in the following
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table. Some of them will end up in a metadata object, the rest will become
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data attributes of the :class:`Distribution` instance.
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.. TODO improve constructor to take a Metadata object + named params?
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(i.e. Distribution(metadata, cmdclass, py_modules, etc)
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.. TODO also remove obsolete(?) script_name, etc. parameters? see what
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py2exe and other tools need
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+--------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
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| argument name | value | type |
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+====================+================================+=============================================================+
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| *name* | The name of the project | string |
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+--------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
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| *version* | The version number of the | See :mod:`packaging.version` |
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| | release | |
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+--------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
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| *summary* | A single line describing the | a string |
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| | project | |
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+--------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
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| *description* | Longer description of the | a string |
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| | project | |
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+--------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
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| *author* | The name of the project author | a string |
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+--------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
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| *author_email* | The email address of the | a string |
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| | project author | |
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+--------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
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| *maintainer* | The name of the current | a string |
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| | maintainer, if different from | |
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| | the author | |
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+--------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
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| *maintainer_email* | The email address of the | |
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| | current maintainer, if | |
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| | different from the author | |
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+--------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
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| *home_page* | A URL for the proejct | a URL |
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| | (homepage) | |
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+--------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
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| *download_url* | A URL to download the project | a URL |
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+--------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
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| *packages* | A list of Python packages that | a list of strings |
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| | packaging will manipulate | |
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| *py_modules* | A list of Python modules that | a list of strings |
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| | packaging will manipulate | |
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| *scripts* | A list of standalone scripts | a list of strings |
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| | to be built and installed | |
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+--------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
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| *ext_modules* | A list of Python extensions to | A list of instances of |
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| | be built | :class:`packaging.compiler.extension.Extension` |
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+--------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
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| *classifiers* | A list of categories for the | The list of available |
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| | distribution | categorizations is at |
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| | | http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=list_classifiers. |
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| *distclass* | the :class:`Distribution` | A subclass of |
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| | class to use | :class:`packaging.dist.Distribution` |
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| *script_name* | The name of the setup.py | a string |
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| | script - defaults to | |
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| | ``sys.argv[0]`` | |
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| *script_args* | Arguments to supply to the | a list of strings |
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| | setup script | |
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| *options* | default options for the setup | a string |
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| | script | |
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| *license* | The license for the | a string; should be used when there is no suitable License |
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| | distribution | classifier, or to specify a classifier |
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| *keywords* | Descriptive keywords | a list of strings; used by catalogs |
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| *platforms* | Platforms compatible with this | a list of strings; should be used when there is no |
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| | distribution | suitable Platform classifier |
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| *cmdclass* | A mapping of command names to | a dictionary |
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| | :class:`Command` subclasses | |
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| *data_files* | A list of data files to | a list |
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| | install | |
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| *package_dir* | A mapping of Python packages | a dictionary |
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| | to directory names | |
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