.. _spkg_setuptools:

setuptools: Build system for Python packages
======================================================

Description
-----------

setuptools is the classical build system for Python packages,
a collection of enhancements to the Python distutils.

License
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MIT License

Upstream Contact
----------------

http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools

Type
----

standard


Dependencies
------------

- $(PYTHON)
- :ref:`spkg_pip`

Version Information
-------------------

package-version.txt::

    78.1.0

src/pyproject.toml::

    setuptools >= 68.1.1

version_requirements.txt::

    setuptools


Equivalent System Packages
--------------------------

.. tab:: Arch Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo pacman -S python-setuptools 


.. tab:: conda-forge

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ conda install setuptools 


.. tab:: Debian/Ubuntu

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo apt-get install python3-setuptools 


.. tab:: Fedora/Redhat/CentOS

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo yum install python3-setuptools 


.. tab:: Gentoo Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo emerge dev-python/setuptools 


.. tab:: MacPorts

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo port install py-setuptools 


.. tab:: openSUSE

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo zypper install python3\$\{PYTHON_MINOR\}-setuptools 


.. tab:: Void Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo xbps-install python3-setuptools 



See https://repology.org/project/python:setuptools/versions

If the system package is installed and if the (experimental) option
``--enable-system-site-packages`` is passed to ``./configure``, then ``./configure``
will check if the system package can be used.

