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.

* "distutils" --- Building and installing Python modules

* "ensurepip" --- Bootstrapping the "pip" installer

  * Command line interface

  * Module API

* "venv" --- Creation of virtual environments

  * Creating virtual environments

  * API

  * An example of extending "EnvBuilder"

* "zipapp" --- Manage executable Python zip archives

  * Basic Example

  * Command-Line Interface

  * Python API

  * Examples

  * Specifying the Interpreter

  * Creating Standalone Applications with zipapp

    * Making a Windows executable

    * Caveats

  * The Python Zip Application Archive Format