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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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Most Python users will *not* want to use this module directly, but instead
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use the cross-version tools maintained by the Python Packaging Authority.
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Refer to the `Python Packaging User Guide <http://packaging.python.org>`_
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for more information.
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For the benefits of packaging tool authors and users seeking a deeper
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understanding of the details of the current packaging and distribution
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system, the legacy :mod:`distutils` based user documentation and API
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reference remain available:
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* :ref:`install-index`
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* :ref:`distutils-index`
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