27. Software Packaging and Distribution
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These libraries help you with publishing and installing Python
software. While these modules are designed to work in conjunction with
the Python Package Index, they can also be used with a local index
server, or without any index server at all.

* 27.1. "distutils" — Building and installing Python modules

* 27.2. "ensurepip" — Bootstrapping the "pip" installer

  * 27.2.1. Command line interface

  * 27.2.2. Module API