The first step in creating a built distribution is determining the type of built distribution we want. The setuptools library offers a few different built distribution types, and we can install other libraries to add more options.
The built-in types are as follows:
- Binary distribution: This is a tar.gz file just like a source distribution, but unlike the source distribution it contains precompiled code (for example, the qtictactoe executable) and omits certain types of files (such as tests). The contents of a built distribution need to be extracted and copied to an appropriate location to be run.
- Windows installer: This is just like the binary distribution, except that it's an executable that will launch an install ...