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Publishing Python Packages
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Publishing Python Packages

by Dane Hillard
February 2023
Intermediate to advanced
248 pages
6h 42m
English
Manning Publications
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4 Handling package dependencies, entry points, and extensions

This chapter covers

  • Defining dependencies for your package
  • Making functionality available as command-line tools
  • Packaging extensions written in C

You’re just getting ready to start adding your groundbreaking functionality into your Python package for CarCorp when they call with a few last-minute requests. They want you to make sure it’s really fast and that it can be run as a standalone command because their developers aren’t as well-versed in Python as you are. You haven’t even delivered the first version of your package yet, and already the requirements are growing! Before you panic, take a deep breath and read this chapter to learn more.

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