28. Software Packaging and Distribution
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These libraries help you with publishing and installing Python
software. While these modules are designed to work in conjunction with
the Python Package Index, they can also be used with a local index
server, or without any index server at all.

* 28.1. "distutils" --- Building and installing Python modules

* 28.2. "ensurepip" --- Bootstrapping the "pip" installer

  * 28.2.1. Command line interface

  * 28.2.2. Module API

* 28.3. "venv" --- Creation of virtual environments

  * 28.3.1. Creating virtual environments

  * 28.3.2. API

  * 28.3.3. An example of extending "EnvBuilder"

* 28.4. "zipapp" --- Manage executable python zip archives

  * 28.4.1. Basic Example

  * 28.4.2. Command-Line Interface

  * 28.4.3. Python API

  * 28.4.4. Examples

  * 28.4.5. Specifying the Interpreter

  * 28.4.6. Creating Standalone Applications with zipapp

    * 28.4.6.1. Making a Windows executable

    * 28.4.6.2. Caveats

  * 28.4.7. The Python Zip Application Archive Format
