Create distributable Python packages with proper project structure, setup.py/pyproject.toml, and publishing to PyPI. Use when packaging Python libraries, creating CLI tools, or distributing Python code.
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Comprehensive guide to creating, structuring, and distributing Python packages using modern packaging tools, pyproject.toml, and publishing to PyPI.
src/package_name/ (recommended)package_name/ (simpler but less flexible)my-package/
├── pyproject.toml
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
├── src/
│ └── my_package/
│ ├── __init__.py
│ └── module.py
└── tests/
└── test_module.py
[build-system]
requires = ["setuptools>=61.0"]
build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
[project]
name = "my-package"
version = "0.1.0"
description = "A short description"
authors = [{name = "Your Name", email = "[email protected]"}]
readme = "README.md"
requires-python = ">=3.8"
dependencies = [
"requests>=2.28.0",
]
[project.optional-dependencies]
dev = [
"pytest>=7.0",
"black>=22.0",
]
my-package/
├── pyproject.toml
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
├── .gitignore
├── src/
│ └── my_package/
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── core.py
│ ├── utils.py
│ └── py.typed # For type hints
├── tests/
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── test_core.py
│ └── test_utils.py
└── docs/
└── index.md
Advantages:
pyproject.toml for source layout:
[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
where = ["src"]
my-package/
├── pyproject.toml
├── README.md
├── my_package/
│ ├── __init__.py
│ └── module.py
└── tests/
└── test_module.py
Simpler but:
project/
├── pyproject.toml
├── packages/
│ ├── package-a/
│ │ └── src/
│ │ └── package_a/
│ └── package-b/
│ └── src/
│ └── package_b/
└── tests/
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