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diff --git a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst index d70d13f..9853f02 100644 --- a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst +++ b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst @@ -1934,8 +1934,12 @@ Subclasses of :class:`Command` must define the following methods. .. module:: distutils.command.clean :synopsis: Clean a package build area +This command removes the temporary files created by :command:`build` +and its subcommands, like intermediary compiled object files. With +the ``--all`` option, the complete build directory will be removed. -.. % todo +Extension modules built :ref:`in place <distutils-build-ext-inplace>` +will not be cleaned, as they are not in the build directory. :mod:`distutils.command.config` --- Perform package configuration |