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How to Upload Your Python Library to PyPI

Neural pAi
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…

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