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Where to learn current best Python packaging practices (was: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a)

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Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> writes:

> Is there a good tutorial to learn about pip?

I'll answer what I think is the correct question: where to learn about
the current best Python packaging practices.

We have recently gained an official body whose explicit job is to
direct, and be opinionated about, packaging Python software: the Python
Packaging Authority <URL:https://www.pypa.io/>.

One of their many beneficial outputs is the Python Packaging User Guide
<URL:https://python-packaging-user-guide.readthedocs.org/>.

> I know that pip is Officially The Best Thing Evar, but my experience
> so far has been less than satisfactory.

For a very long time, Python packaging was in a truly awful state, and
seemed to get even worse with time. That is now reversed though (IMO),
and ‘pip’ does indeed represent the Best Thing So Far™ for Python
package installation.

That does not contradict the position that it's an ornery beast full of
hidden traps and compromises though; it just means that everything that
came before it (in Python) is worse :-)

Seriously, even those who believe they know a lot about Python packaging
will benefit greatly from learning about the sweeping improvements that
have been made in the past handful of years. Get thee to the Python
Packaging Authority resources and learn where we're at, and how far we
have to go.

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Ben Finney

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Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-08 04:35 +0000
  Re: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-08 18:12 +1100
    Re: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-08 22:16 +1100
      Re: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl> - 2015-01-08 23:32 +0100
        Re: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-09 11:41 +1100
          Re: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-09 11:50 +1100
            Re: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2015-01-09 09:05 +0000
              Re: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-09 22:01 +1100
                Re: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2015-01-09 11:42 +0000
          Where to learn current best Python packaging practices (was: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-09 12:11 +1100
            Re: Where to learn current best Python packaging practices (was: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a) Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-01-08 17:39 -0800
            Re: Where to learn current best Python packaging practices (was: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a) Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2015-01-08 17:42 -0800
              Re: Where to learn current best Python packaging practices Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-09 13:37 +1100
      PyPI files should not change their payload (was: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-09 10:55 +1100
        Re: PyPI files should not change their payload (was: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-09 11:38 +1100
      Using a ChangeLog as a canonical source of package metadata (was: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-09 11:06 +1100
        Re: Using a ChangeLog as a canonical source of package metadata (was: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-12 05:17 +1100
          Re: Using a ChangeLog as a canonical source of package metadata Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-12 07:21 +1100
            Re: Using a ChangeLog as a canonical source of package metadata wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2015-01-11 12:37 -0800
              Re: Using a ChangeLog as a canonical source of package metadata Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-12 05:44 +0000
                Re: Using a ChangeLog as a canonical source of package metadata wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2015-01-12 05:24 -0800
                Re: Using a ChangeLog as a canonical source of package metadata Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-13 06:59 +0000
                Re: Using a ChangeLog as a canonical source of package metadata wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2015-01-13 00:09 -0800
                Re: Using a ChangeLog as a canonical source of package metadata Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-13 08:22 +0000
          Re: Using a ChangeLog as a canonical source of package metadata Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-14 21:59 +1100
      Re: Using a ChangeLog as a canonical source of package metadata (was: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-09 11:16 +1100
  Re: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2015-01-08 08:27 +0100
    Re: Announce: PyPrimes 0.2.1a Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-08 22:20 +1100

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