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:mod:`distutils` --- Building and installing Python modules
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.. module:: distutils
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:synopsis: Support for building and installing Python modules into an
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existing Python installation.
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.. sectionauthor:: Fred L. Drake, Jr. <fdrake@acm.org>
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The :mod:`distutils` package provides support for building and installing
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additional modules into a Python installation. The new modules may be either
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100%-pure Python, or may be extension modules written in C, or may be
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collections of Python packages which include modules coded in both Python and C.
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User documentation and API reference are provided in another document:
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.. seealso::
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:ref:`distutils-index`
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The manual for developers and packagers of Python modules. This describes
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how to prepare :mod:`distutils`\ -based packages so that they may be
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easily installed into an existing Python installation. It also contains
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instructions for end-users wanting to install a distutils-based package,
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:ref:`install-index`.
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