As shown in section 2.1, you use the
sdist command to create a source distribution. In the
simplest case,
python setup.py sdist
sdist options in the setup
script or config file), sdist creates the archive of the
default format for the current platform. The default formats are:
| Platform | Default archive format for source distributions |
|---|---|
Unix |
gzipped tar file (.tar.gz) |
Windows |
zip file |
python setup.py sdist --formats=gztar,zip
| Format | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
zip |
zip file (.zip) | (1) |
gztar |
gzipped tar file (.tar.gz) | (2) |
ztar |
compressed tar file (.tar.Z) | |
tar |
tar file (.tar) |
Notes: