Python Packaging Documentation

Question

Where is the current reference for packaging python modules with Python 2.x?

http://guide.python-distribute.org/ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Packaging (last update from july 2010)
http://docs.python.org/2.7/distutils/index.html distutils: Distributing Python Modules
https://python-packaging-user-guide.readthedocs.org/en/latest/ Python Packaging User Guide (fork of hitchhiker guide, alive)

I found the above versions. Which one should I follow?

My modules are simple. Some Python files, some Python scripts and some templates (django).

Update 2021

I am very happy. Finding the maintained tutorial is clear today:

To get an idea of what's coming in future releases, you might want to read PEP 453 and this article: http://lwn.net/Articles/570471/ — ʇsәɹoɈ, Oct 24 '13 at 18:50

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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The setuptools documentation is (probably) the reference you want.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Packaging and the Python Packaging User Guide are both community written guides to Python packaging, but may be helpful.

You may also find Differences between distribute, distutils, setuptools and distutils2? useful, as there are multiple packaging tools for Python (the short answer is that for Python 2, you should probably use setuptools).

edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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answered Oct 01 '13 at 13:27

borntyping

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The last update to the hitchhiker's guide is from july 2010. The Python Packaging User Guide is a fork, and is still alive. – guettli Oct 07 '13 at 12:19