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diff --git a/docs/setuptools.txt b/docs/setuptools.txt index e2753cba..d6a62de8 100644 --- a/docs/setuptools.txt +++ b/docs/setuptools.txt @@ -112,10 +112,16 @@ the distutils. Here's a minimal setup script using setuptools:: ) As you can see, it doesn't take much to use setuptools in a project. -Just by doing the above, this project will be able to produce eggs, upload to +Run that script in your project folder, alongside the Python packages +you have developed. + +Invoke that script to produce eggs, upload to PyPI, and automatically include all packages in the directory where the setup.py lives. See the `Command Reference`_ section below to see what -commands you can give to this setup script. +commands you can give to this setup script. For example, +to produce a source distribution, simply invoke:: + + python setup.py sdist Of course, before you release your project to PyPI, you'll want to add a bit more information to your setup script to help people find or learn about your |