how to distribute python extensions independently of python

[andrew cooke]

You might want to read
https://www.dfwpython.org/repo/Presentations/2008-10-04-PyArkansas-PythonEggsIntro/eggs-introduction.pdf

It covers a lot of ground; I used it to work out how to distribute a pure
Python package, but I am sure it mentions compiled packages too.  In my
case I ended up using setuptools (easy_install) and distutils.

(Not sure if you asking just about compiling, or more general packaging,
but IIRC it covers both).

Andrew


Travis wrote:
> So,
>
> Recently I made a fix to the zlib module that I need for use at work.
>
> I would like other employees to be able to use it without recompiling
> python.
>
> I assume I can just rename it and distribute it as a python extension.
>
> I was wondering how I can provide a way for other employees to build it.
>
> I saw a "Universal Unix Makefile for Python extensions" that looks
> promising.
>
> Is this the accepted way to compile python extensions still?
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