2.3 Distutils-specific terminology
The following terms apply more specifically to the domain of
distributing Python modules using the Distutils:
- module distribution
- a collection of Python modules distributed
together as a single downloadable resource and meant to be installed
en masse. Examples of some well-known module distributions are
Numeric Python, PyXML, PIL (the Python Imaging Library), or
mxDateTime. (This would be called a package, except that term
is already taken in the Python context: a single module distribution
may contain zero, one, or many Python packages.)
- pure module distribution
- a module distribution that contains only
pure Python modules and packages. Sometimes referred to as a ``pure
distribution.''
- non-pure module distribution
- a module distribution that contains
at least one extension module. Sometimes referred to as a ``non-pure
distribution.''
- distribution root
- the top-level directory of your source tree (or
source distribution); the directory where setup.py exists and
is run from
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