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diff --git a/Doc/library/distutils.rst b/Doc/library/distutils.rst index 238b79d..53a69ae 100644 --- a/Doc/library/distutils.rst +++ b/Doc/library/distutils.rst @@ -12,18 +12,26 @@ 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: +.. deprecated:: 3.3 + :mod:`packaging` replaces Distutils. See :ref:`packaging-index` and + :ref:`packaging-install-index`. +User documentation and API reference are provided in another document: + .. 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. + easily installed into an existing Python installation. If also contains + instructions for end-users wanting to install a distutils-based package, + :ref:`install-index`. + + +.. trick to silence a Sphinx warning - :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. +.. toctree:: + :hidden: + ../distutils/index |