Python Distutils Module
The 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.
Note: The distutils package is deprecated as of Python 3.10 and was removed in Python 3.12. Its functionality for specifying package builds has been replaced by setuptools and packaging.
Importing the Module
import distutils.coreBasic Usage (setup.py)
The core of distutils is the setup function. A typical setup.py script looks like this:
from distutils.core import setup
setup(name='MyApp',
version='1.0',
description='My Application',
author='Me',
author_email='me@example.com',
url='https://www.example.com',
packages=['myapp'],
)Common Commands
Once you have a setup.py, you can run various commands from the terminal.
Building
python setup.py buildInstalling
python setup.py installCreating a Source Distribution
python setup.py sdistMigration
Since distutils is removed in Python 3.12, users should migrate to setuptools. The usage is largely compatible.