News

September 2019

Added a guide about publishing dists via GitHub Actions. (:pr:`647`)

August 2019

Updated to use :file:`python3 -m` when installing pipx. (:pr:`631`)

July 2019

Marked all PEP numbers with the :pep: role. (:pr:`629`)
Upgraded Sphinx version and removed pypa.io intersphinx. (:pr:`625`)
Mentioned :file:`find_namespace_packages`. (:pr:`622`)
Updated directory layout examples for consistency. (:pr:`611`)
Updated Bandersnatch link to GitHub. (:pr:`623`)

June 2019

Fixed some typos. (:pr:`620`)

May 2019

Added :file:`python_requires` usage to packaging tutorial. (:pr:`613`)
Added a MANIFEST.in guide page. (:pr:`609`)

April 2019

Added a mention for :file:`shiv` in the key projects section. (:pr:`608`)
Reduced emphasis on virtualenv. (:pr:`606`)

March 2019

Moved single-sourcing guide version option to Python 3. (:pr:`605`)
Covered RTD details for contributing. (:pr:`600`)

February 2019

Elaborate upon the differences between the tutorial and the real packaging process. (:pr:`602`)
Added instructions to install Python CLI applications. (:pr:`594`)

January 2019

Added :file:`--no-deps` to the packaging tutorial. (:pr:`593`)
Updated Sphinx and Nox. (:pr:`591`)
Referenced Twine from Python3. (:pr:`581`)

December 2018

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November 2018

Removed landing page link to PyPI migration guide. (:pr:`575`)
Changed bumpversion to bump2version. (:pr:`572`)
Added single-sourcing package version example. (:pr:`573`)
Added a guide for creating documentation. (:pr:`568`)

October 2018

Updated Nox package name. (:pr:`566`)
Mentioned Sphinx extensions in guides. (:pr:`562`)

September 2018

Added a section on checking RST markup. (:pr:`554`)
Updated user installs page. (:pr:`558`)
Updated Google BigQuery urls. (:pr:`556`)
Replaced tar command with working command. (:pr:`552`)
Changed to double quotes in the pip install SomeProject==1.4. (:pr:`550`)

August 2018

Removed the recommendation to store passwords in cleartext. (:pr:`546`)
Moved the Overview to a task based lead in along with the others. (:pr:`540`)
Updated Python version supported by virtualenv. (:pr:`538`)
Added outline/rough draft of new Overview page. (:pr:`519`)

July 2018

Improved binary extension docs. (:pr:`531`)
Added scikit-build to key projects. (:pr:`530`)

June 2018

Fixed categories of interop PEP for pypa.io. (:pr:`527`)
Updated Markdown descriptions explanation. (:pr:`522`)

May 2018

Noted issues with Provides-Dist and Obsoletes-Dist. (:pr:`513`)
Removed outdated warning about Python version mixing with Pipenv. (:pr:`501`)
Simplified packaging tutorial. (:pr:`498`)
Updated Windows users instructions for clarity. (:pr:`493`)
Updated the license section description for completeness. (:pr:`492`)
Added specification-style document to contributing section. (:pr:`489`)
Added documentation types to contributing guide. (:pr:`485`)

April 2018

Added README guide. (:pr:`461`)
Updated instructions and status for PyPI launch. (:pr:`475`)
Added instructions for Warehouse. (:pr:`471`)
Removed GPG references from publishing tutorial. (:pr:`466`)
Added 'What’s in which Python 3.4–3.6?'. (:pr:`468`)
Added a guide for phasing out Python versions. (:pr:`459`)
Made default Description-Content-Type variant GFM. (:pr:`462`)

March 2018

Updated "installing scientific packages". (:pr:`455`)
Added :file:`long_description_content_type` to follow PEP 556. (:pr:`457`)
Clarified a long description classifier on pypi.org. (:pr:`456`)
Updated Core Metadata spec to follw PEP 556. (:pr:`412`)

February 2018

Added python3-venv and python3-pip to Debian installation instructions. (:pr:`445`)
Updated PyPI migration info. (:pr:`439`)
Added a warning about managing multiple versions with pipenv. (:pr:`430`)
Added example of multiple emails to Core Metadata. (:pr:`429`)
Added explanation of "legacy" in test.pypi.org/legacy. (:pr:`426`)

January 2018

Added a link to PyPI's list of classifiers. (:pr:`425`)
Updated README.rst explanation. (:pr:`419`)

December 2017

Replaced :file:`~` with :file:`$HOME` in guides and tutorials. (:pr:`418`)
Noted which fields can be used with environment markers. (:pr:`416`)
Updated Requires-Python section. (:pr:`414`)
Added news page. (:pr:`404`)

November 2017

Introduced a new dependency management tutorial based on Pipenv. (:pr:`402`)
Updated the Single Sourcing Package Version tutorial to reflect pip's current strategy. (:pr:`400`)
Added documentation about the py_modules argument to setup. (:pr:`398`)
Simplified the wording for the :file:`manifest.in` section. (:pr:`395`)

October 2017

Added a specification for the :file:`entry_points.txt` file. (:pr:`398`)
Created a new guide for managing packages using pip and virtualenv. (:pr:`385`)
Split the specifications page into multiple pages. (:pr:`386`)

September 2017

Encouraged using readme_renderer to validate :file:`README.rst`. (:pr:`379`)
Recommended using the --user-base option. (:pr:`374`)

August 2017

Added a new, experimental tutorial on installing packages using Pipenv. (:pr:`369`)
Added a new guide on how to use TestPyPI. (:pr:`366`)
Added :file:`pypi.org` as a term. (:pr:`365`)

July 2017

Added flit to the key projects list. (:pr:`358`)
Added enscons to the list of key projects. (:pr:`357`)
Updated this guide's readme with instructions on how to build the guide locally. (:pr:`356`)
Made the new TestPyPI URL more visible, adding note to homepage about pypi.org. (:pr:`354`)
Added a note about the removal of the explicit registration API. (:pr:`347`)

June 2017

Added a document on migrating uploads to :file:`PyPI.org`. (:pr:`339`)
Added documentation for python_requires. (:pr:`338`)
Added a note about PyPI migration in the Tool Recommendations tutorial. (:pr:`335`)
Added a note that :file:`manifest.in` does not affect wheels. (:pr:`332`)
Added a license section to the distributing guide. (:pr:`331`)
Expanded the section on the name argument. (:pr:`329`)
Adjusted the landing page. (:pr:`327`, :pr:`326`, :pr:`324`)
Updated to Sphinx 1.6.2. (:pr:`323`)
Switched to the PyPA theme. (:pr:`305`)
Re-organized the documentation into the new structure. (:pr:`318`)

May 2017

Added documentation for the Description-Content-Type field. (:pr:`258`)
Added contributor and style guide. (:pr:`307`)
Documented pip and easy_install's differences for per-project indexes. (:pr:`233`)

April 2017

Added travis configuration for testing pull requests. (:pr:`300`)
Mentioned the requirement of the wheel package for creating wheels (:pr:`299`)
Removed the twine register reference in the Distributing Packages tutorial. (:pr:`271`)
Added a topic on plugin discovery. (:pr:`294`, :pr:`296`)
Added a topic on namespace packages. (:pr:`290`)
Added documentation explaining prominently how to install pip in /usr/local. (:pr:`230`)
Updated development mode documentation to mention that order of local packages matters. (:pr:`208`)
Convert readthedocs link for their .org -> .io migration for hosted projects (:pr:`239`)
Swaped order of :file:`setup.py` arguments for the upload command, as order is significant. (:pr:`260`)
Explained how to install from unsupported sources using a helper application. (:pr:`289`)

March 2017

Covered manylinux1 in Platform Wheels. (:pr:`283`)

February 2017

Added PEP 518. (:pr:`281`)