Confessions of a Python packaging noob

10:15am - 10:40am on Friday, October 6 in Madison

Steven Saporta

Audience Level:

All

Watch:

https://youtu.be/Ai2l9V2Y5Kw

Overview

Learning to package Python modules for distribution wasn’t easy. Watching my repo become monolithic and unmanageable was even harder, so I recently bit the bullet and created my first package. I’ll share what I learned along the way.

Description

When my source code repo become too large, I decided to split some modules out into a separate package, which can be installed from GitHub or other repositories using pip. Along the way, I learned about: -The difference between a package and a module -Setuptools -The setup.py file -Using a requirements.txt file in a package -Recommended directory structure for a package -Package versioning -PyPI, the Python Package Index -Labeling a package version on GitHub -Using pip to install a package from GitHub

I’ll share my packaging journey and provide links to helpful documentation. This talk is suitable for a moderately technical audience. Programmers and non-programmers alike will gain a greater understanding of Python packaging.