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Packaging Python Applications
"Do you have any cheese at all?" "No."– Monty Python, the "Cheese Shop" sketch
In this final chapter, we're going to learn how to create an installable package for your Python project and publish it for others to use.
There are many reasons why you should publish your code. In Chapter 1, A Gentle Introduction to Python, we said that one of the benefits of Python is the vast ecosystem of third-party packages that you can install for free, using pip. Most of these were created by developers just like you and by contributing with your own projects, you will be helping to ensure that the community keeps thriving. In the long term, it will also help to improve your code, since exposing it to more users means bugs ...
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