Python Distribution Utilities release 0.9.3 September 26, 2000

The Python Distribution Utilities, or Distutils for short, are a collection of modules that aid in the development, distribution, and installation of Python modules and (ultimately) applications.

The Distutils are a standard part of Python 2.0; if you are running 2.0 (or one of the 1.6 alpha releases that preceded it), you don't need to install the Distutils separately. This release is primarily so that you can add the Distutils to a Python 1.5.2 installation -- you will then be able to install modules that require the Distutils, or use the Distutils to distribute your own modules.

Version 0.9.3 is identical to the Distutils code included with Python 2.0b2.

More information is available at the Distutils web page:

http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/

and in the README.txt included in the Distutils source distribution.

You can download the Distutils from

http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/download.html

Trivial patches can be sent to me (Greg Ward) at gward@python.net. Larger patches should be discussed on the Distutils mailing list: distutils-sig@python.org.

Greg