setuptools: Build system for Python packages#

Description#

setuptools is the classical build system for Python packages, a collection of enhancements to the Python distutils.

License#

MIT License

Upstream Contact#

http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools

Type#

standard

Dependencies#

Version Information#

package-version.txt:

69.0.2

install-requires.txt:

# 68.1.0 Promote pyproject.toml's [tool.setuptools] out of beta.
# 68.1.1 Fix editable install finder handling of nested packages
setuptools >= 68.1.1

Equivalent System Packages#

$ sudo pacman -S python-setuptools

$ conda install setuptools

$ sudo apt-get install python3-setuptools

$ sudo yum install python-setuptools

$ sudo emerge dev-python/setuptools

$ sudo port install py-setuptools

$ sudo zypper install python3\$\{PYTHON_MINOR\}-setuptools

$ sudo xbps-install python3-setuptools

See https://repology.org/project/python:setuptools/versions

If the system package is installed and if the (experimental) option --enable-system-site-packages is passed to ./configure, then ./configure will check if the system package can be used.