Packaging and Distributing Python Code
In this chapter, we will focus on ways of packaging and shipping various types of Python packages. We will consider complete applications intended for end users as well as libraries that are typically consumed only by software developers.
Everyone that writes software does so for a reason. You may be a hobbyist that makes applications for fun and wants to share them with friends for their amusement. You may be a scientist or researcher that solves an important problem and wants to share code with other people to make their lives easier. Or you may be a professional that writes code for a living and you want to make your application or service available for paying customers.
Every reason for writing code is good but each one usually comes with its own preferable way of distributing the software. In this chapter, we will discuss three main scenarios:
- Packaging and distributing libraries
- Packaging applications and services...
