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How to Upload Your Python Library to PyPI
3 min readMar 26, 2023
Introduction:
In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the process of uploading your Python library to the Python Package Index (PyPI), allowing other developers to easily install and use your library. The Python Package Index is a repository of software for the Python programming language, making it simple for developers to find and install packages.
Requirements:
- Python 3.6 or higher
- setuptools
- wheel
- twine
Step 1: Install required tools
First, you need to install the required tools. Open a terminal and run the following command:
pip install setuptools wheel twine
Step 2: Create a setup.py
file
Create a setup.py
file in your library's root directory. This file contains package metadata and dependencies. Here's a basic example:
from setuptools import setup, find_packages
setup(
name="your-package-name",
version="0.1.0",
packages=find_packages(),
install_requires=[
# List your package dependencies here, e.g.
# 'numpy',
],
author="Your Name",
author_email="your.email@example.com",
description="A brief…