Glossary · Phase 7 · Software engineering
Wheel
The file pip installs: a zip of a package's code plus a folder of metadata about its name, version and commands.
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The version number is a message to your users: it tells them how careful they need to be when they upgrade.
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Packaging your code · pyproject.toml, the src layout, versions, entry points and wheels. About 45 minutes.
Other terms from the same lesson
- entry point: The function a program or installed command starts from, like a main() that a command-line tool calls.
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