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Software Packaging and Distribution¶

These libraries help you with publishing and installing Python software. While these modules are designed to work in conjunction with the Python Package Index, they can also be used with a local index server, or without any index server at all.

  • ensurepip — Bootstrapping the pip installer
    • Command-line interface
    • Module API
  • venv — Creation of virtual environments
    • Creating virtual environments
    • How venvs work
    • API
    • An example of extending EnvBuilder
  • zipapp — Manage executable Python zip archives
    • Basic Example
    • Command-Line Interface
    • Python API
    • Examples
    • Specifying the Interpreter
    • Creating Standalone Applications with zipapp
      • Caveats
    • The Python Zip Application Archive Format

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