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author | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2007-08-15 14:28:22 (GMT) |
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committer | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2007-08-15 14:28:22 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/Doc/library/distutils.rst b/Doc/library/distutils.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..534faab --- /dev/null +++ b/Doc/library/distutils.rst @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ + +:mod:`distutils` --- Building and installing Python modules +=========================================================== + +.. module:: distutils + :synopsis: Support for building and installing Python modules into an existing Python + installation. +.. sectionauthor:: Fred L. Drake, Jr. <fdrake@acm.org> + + +The :mod:`distutils` 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. + +This package is discussed in two separate chapters: + + +.. seealso:: + + :ref:`distutils-index` + The manual for developers and packagers of Python modules. This describes how + to prepare :mod:`distutils`\ -based packages so that they may be easily + installed into an existing Python installation. + + :ref:`install-index` + An "administrators" manual which includes information on installing modules into + an existing Python installation. You do not need to be a Python programmer to + read this manual. + |