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From: Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com>
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Subject: Re: How do you create entry-points for Python applications?
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 08:00:01 +0100
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On December 19, 2022 6:27:55 AM UTC, c=2Ebuhtz@posteo=2Ejp wrote:
>Dear Scott,
>
>thanks for the reply=2E
>
>Am 19=2E12=2E2022 06:25 schrieb Scott Kitterman:
>> Pybuild using the pyproject plugin will build a wheel and
>> then install the necessary files in the package using the installer
>> module=2E  The entry point scripts are in the wheel, just like an
>> upstream built wheel=2E
>
>Do I get that correct?
>The entry scripts (their content and their location) is the same installi=
ng a package via pip and apt?
>
>In that case I'm right trying to make the "pip install" process as correc=
t as possible to save resources for the distro maintainers=2E

There are exceptions, but generally that is correct=2E

>> Your best bet is to find a package in the archive that's similar and
>> see how it was done=2E
>
>That is why I'm asking here=2E ;)

Hopefully someone will chime in with a good example=2E  The only package I=
 maintain that I can think of at the moment with entrypoints and project=2E=
toml is too complicated to be a good example=2E

Scott K