Installing modules: the :command:`install` command family
The install command ensures that the build commands have been run and then runs the subcommands :command:`install_lib`, :command:`install_data` and :command:`install_scripts`.
This command installs all data files provided with the distribution.
This command installs all (Python) scripts in the distribution.
Creating a source distribution: the :command:`sdist` command
** fragment moved down from above: needs context! **
The manifest template commands are:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| :command:`include pat1 pat2 ...` | include all files matching any of the listed patterns |
| :command:`exclude pat1 pat2 ...` | exclude all files matching any of the listed patterns |
| :command:`recursive-include dir pat1 pat2 ...` | include all files under dir matching any of the listed patterns |
| :command:`recursive-exclude dir pat1 pat2 ...` | exclude all files under dir matching any of the listed patterns |
| :command:`global-include pat1 pat2 ...` | include all files anywhere in the source tree matching --- & any of the listed patterns |
| :command:`global-exclude pat1 pat2 ...` | exclude all files anywhere in the source tree matching --- & any of the listed patterns |
| :command:`prune dir` | exclude all files under dir |
| :command:`graft dir` | include all files under dir |
The patterns here are Unix-style "glob" patterns: * matches any sequence of
regular filename characters, ? matches any single regular filename
character, and [range] matches any of the characters in range (e.g.,
a-z, a-zA-Z, a-f0-9_.). The definition of "regular filename
character" is platform-specific: on Unix it is anything except slash; on Windows
anything except backslash or colon.
** Windows support not there yet **