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authorHenry Schreiner <HenrySchreinerIII@gmail.com>2020-12-22 14:24:22 -0500
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2020-12-22 14:24:22 -0500
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docs: recommend pypa build
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@@ -67,14 +67,11 @@ specify the package information::
[options]
packages = find:
-Now generate the distribution. Although the PyPA is still working to
-`provide a recommended tool <https://github.com/pypa/packaging-problems/issues/219>`_
-to build packages, the `pep517 package <https://pypi.org/project/pep517>`_
-provides this functionality. To build the package::
-
- $ pip install -q pep517
- $ mkdir dist
- $ python -m pep517.build .
+Now generate the distribution. To build the package, use
+`PyPA build <https://pypa-build.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_::
+
+ $ pip install -q build
+ $ python -m build
And now it's done! The ``.whl`` file and ``.tar.gz`` can then be distributed
and installed::