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 <h1>Software Packaging and Distribution</h1> <p>These libraries help you with publishing and installing Python software. While these modules are designed to work in conjunction with the <a class="reference external" href="https://pypi.org">Python Package Index</a>, they can also be used with a local index server, or without any index server at all.</p>  <ul> <li class="toctree-l1">
<a class="reference internal" href="ensurepip"><code>ensurepip</code> — Bootstrapping the <code>pip</code> installer</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ensurepip#command-line-interface">Command line interface</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ensurepip#module-api">Module API</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1">
<a class="reference internal" href="venv"><code>venv</code> — Creation of virtual environments</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="venv#creating-virtual-environments">Creating virtual environments</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="venv#how-venvs-work">How venvs work</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="venv#api">API</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="venv#an-example-of-extending-envbuilder">An example of extending <code>EnvBuilder</code></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1">
<a class="reference internal" href="zipapp"><code>zipapp</code> — Manage executable Python zip archives</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="zipapp#basic-example">Basic Example</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="zipapp#command-line-interface">Command-Line Interface</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="zipapp#python-api">Python API</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="zipapp#examples">Examples</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="zipapp#specifying-the-interpreter">Specifying the Interpreter</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2">
<a class="reference internal" href="zipapp#creating-standalone-applications-with-zipapp">Creating Standalone Applications with zipapp</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="zipapp#caveats">Caveats</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="zipapp#the-python-zip-application-archive-format">The Python Zip Application Archive Format</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul>  <div class="_attribution">
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