News¶

September 2019¶

• Added a guide about publishing dists via GitHub Actions. (PR #647)

August 2019¶

• Updated to use python3 -m when installing pipx. (PR #631)

July 2019¶

• Marked all PEP numbers with the :pep: role. (PR #629)

• Upgraded Sphinx version and removed pypa.io intersphinx. (PR #625)

• Mentioned find_namespace_packages. (PR #622)

• Updated directory layout examples for consistency. (PR #611)

• Updated Bandersnatch link to GitHub. (PR #623)

June 2019¶

• Fixed some typos. (PR #620)

May 2019¶

• Added python_requires usage to packaging tutorial. (PR #613)

• Added a MANIFEST.in guide page. (PR #609)

April 2019¶

• Added a mention for shiv in the key projects section. (PR #608)

• Reduced emphasis on virtualenv. (PR #606)

March 2019¶

• Moved single-sourcing guide version option to Python 3. (PR #605)

• Covered RTD details for contributing. (PR #600)

February 2019¶

• Elaborate upon the differences between the tutorial and the real packaging process. (PR #602)

• Added instructions to install Python CLI applications. (PR #594)

January 2019¶

• Added --no-deps to the packaging tutorial. (PR #593)

• Updated Sphinx and Nox. (PR #591)

• Referenced Twine from Python3. (PR #581)

December 2018¶

• No programmers in the office!

November 2018¶

• Removed landing page link to PyPI migration guide. (PR #575)

• Changed bumpversion to bump2version. (PR #572)

• Added single-sourcing package version example. (PR #573)

• Added a guide for creating documentation. (PR #568)

October 2018¶

• Updated Nox package name. (PR #566)

• Mentioned Sphinx extensions in guides. (PR #562)

September 2018¶

• Added a section on checking RST markup. (PR #554)

• Updated user installs page. (PR #558)

• Updated Google BigQuery urls. (PR #556)

• Replaced tar command with working command. (PR #552)

• Changed to double quotes in the pip install SomeProject==1.4. (PR #550)

August 2018¶

• Removed the recommendation to store passwords in cleartext. (PR #546)

• Moved the Overview to a task based lead in along with the others. (PR #540)

• Updated Python version supported by virtualenv. (PR #538)

• Added outline/rough draft of new Overview page. (PR #519)

July 2018¶

• Improved binary extension docs. (PR #531)

• Added scikit-build to key projects. (PR #530)

June 2018¶

• Fixed categories of interop PEP for pypa.io. (PR #527)

• Updated Markdown descriptions explanation. (PR #522)

May 2018¶

• Noted issues with Provides-Dist and Obsoletes-Dist. (PR #513)

• Removed outdated warning about Python version mixing with Pipenv. (PR #501)

• Simplified packaging tutorial. (PR #498)

• Updated Windows users instructions for clarity. (PR #493)

• Updated the license section description for completeness. (PR #492)

• Added specification-style document to contributing section. (PR #489)

• Added documentation types to contributing guide. (PR #485)

April 2018¶

• Added README guide. (PR #461)

• Updated instructions and status for PyPI launch. (PR #475)

• Added instructions for Warehouse. (PR #471)

• Removed GPG references from publishing tutorial. (PR #466)

• Added ‘What’s in which Python 3.4–3.6?’. (PR #468)

• Added a guide for phasing out Python versions. (PR #459)

• Made default Description-Content-Type variant GFM. (PR #462)

March 2018¶

• Updated “installing scientific packages”. (PR #455)

• Added long_description_content_type to follow PEP 556. (PR #457)

• Clarified a long description classifier on pypi.org. (PR #456)

• Updated Core Metadata spec to follow PEP 556. (PR #412)

February 2018¶

• Added python3-venv and python3-pip to Debian installation instructions. (PR #445)

• Updated PyPI migration info. (PR #439)

• Added a warning about managing multiple versions with pipenv. (PR #430)

• Added example of multiple emails to Core Metadata. (PR #429)

• Added explanation of “legacy” in test.pypi.org/legacy. (PR #426)

January 2018¶

• Added a link to PyPI’s list of classifiers. (PR #425)

• Updated README.rst explanation. (PR #419)

December 2017¶

• Replaced ~ with $HOME in guides and tutorials. (PR #418)

• Noted which fields can be used with environment markers. (PR #416)

• Updated Requires-Python section. (PR #414)

• Added news page. (PR #404)

November 2017¶

• Introduced a new dependency management tutorial based on Pipenv. (PR #402)

• Updated the Single Sourcing Package Version tutorial to reflect pip’s current strategy. (PR #400)

• Added documentation about the py_modules argument to setup. (PR #398)

• Simplified the wording for the manifest.in section. (PR #395)

October 2017¶

• Added a specification for the entry_points.txt file. (PR #398)

• Created a new guide for managing packages using pip and virtualenv. (PR #385)

• Split the specifications page into multiple pages. (PR #386)

September 2017¶

• Encouraged using readme_renderer to validate README.rst. (PR #379)

• Recommended using the --user-base option. (PR #374)

August 2017¶

• Added a new, experimental tutorial on installing packages using Pipenv. (PR #369)

• Added a new guide on how to use TestPyPI. (PR #366)

• Added pypi.org as a term. (PR #365)

July 2017¶

• Added flit to the key projects list. (PR #358)

• Added enscons to the list of key projects. (PR #357)

• Updated this guide’s readme with instructions on how to build the guide locally. (PR #356)

• Made the new TestPyPI URL more visible, adding note to homepage about pypi.org. (PR #354)

• Added a note about the removal of the explicit registration API. (PR #347)

June 2017¶

• Added a document on migrating uploads to PyPI.org. (PR #339)

• Added documentation for python_requires. (PR #338)

• Added a note about PyPI migration in the Tool Recommendations tutorial. (PR #335)

• Added a note that manifest.in does not affect wheels. (PR #332)

• Added a license section to the distributing guide. (PR #331)

• Expanded the section on the name argument. (PR #329)

• Adjusted the landing page. (PR #327, PR #326, PR #324)

• Updated to Sphinx 1.6.2. (PR #323)

• Switched to the PyPA theme. (PR #305)

• Re-organized the documentation into the new structure. (PR #318)

May 2017¶

• Added documentation for the Description-Content-Type field. (PR #258)

• Added contributor and style guide. (PR #307)

• Documented pip and easy_install’s differences for per-project indexes. (PR #233)

April 2017¶

• Added travis configuration for testing pull requests. (PR #300)

• Mentioned the requirement of the wheel package for creating wheels (PR #299)

• Removed the twine register reference in the Distributing Packages tutorial. (PR #271)

• Added a topic on plugin discovery. (PR #294, PR #296)

• Added a topic on namespace packages. (PR #290)

• Added documentation explaining prominently how to install pip in /usr/local. (PR #230)

• Updated development mode documentation to mention that order of local packages matters. (PR #208)

• Convert readthedocs link for their .org -> .io migration for hosted projects (PR #239)

• Swapped order of setup.py arguments for the upload command, as order is significant. (PR #260)

• Explained how to install from unsupported sources using a helper application. (PR #289)

March 2017¶

• Covered manylinux1 in Platform Wheels. (PR #283)

February 2017¶

• Added PEP 518. (PR #281)