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+:mod:`distutils` --- Building and installing Python modules
+===========================================================
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+.. module:: distutils
+   :synopsis: Support for building and installing Python modules into an
+              existing Python installation.
+
+.. sectionauthor:: Fred L. Drake, Jr. <fdrake@acm.org>
+
+--------------
+
+The :mod:`distutils` package provides support for building and installing
+additional modules into a Python installation.  The new modules may be either
+100%-pure Python, or may be extension modules written in C, or may be
+collections of Python packages which include modules coded in both Python and C.
+
+Most Python users will *not* want to use this module directly, but instead
+use the cross-version tools maintained by the Python Packaging Authority. In
+particular,
+`setuptools <https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`__ is an
+enhanced alternative to :mod:`distutils` that provides:
+
+* support for declaring project dependencies
+* additional mechanisms for configuring which files to include in source
+  releases (including plugins for integration with version control systems)
+* the ability to declare project "entry points", which can be used as the
+  basis for application plugin systems
+* the ability to automatically generate Windows command line executables at
+  installation time rather than needing to prebuild them
+* consistent behaviour across all supported Python versions
+
+The recommended `pip <https://pip.pypa.io/>`__ installer runs all
+``setup.py`` scripts with ``setuptools``, even if the script itself only
+imports ``distutils``. Refer to the
+`Python Packaging User Guide <https://packaging.python.org>`_ for more
+information.
+
+For the benefits of packaging tool authors and users seeking a deeper
+understanding of the details of the current packaging and distribution
+system, the legacy :mod:`distutils` based user documentation and API
+reference remain available:
+
+* :ref:`install-index`
+* :ref:`distutils-index`