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pysetuptools (a collection of enhancements to Python distutils)
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Note: the name of the source package is 'setuptools'. Since 'setuptools'
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is such a generic name, this package uses the name 'pysetuptools' to avoid
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any potential future conflicts. The actual installation paths and file
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names are not modified in any way.
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setuptools allow you to more easily build and distribute Python packages,
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especially ones that have dependencies on other packages.
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Packages built and distributed using setuptools look to the user like ordinary
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Python packages based on the distutils. Your users don't need to install or
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even know about setuptools in order to use them, and you don't have to include
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the entire setuptools package in your distributions. By including just a single
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bootstrap module (an 8K .py file), your package will automatically download and
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install setuptools if the user is building your package from source and doesn't
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have a suitable version already installed.
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