27.17. distutils — Building and installing Python modules

distutils包提供了在Python安装中构建和安装其他模块的支持。新模块可能是100％的Python，或者可能是用C编写的扩展模块，或者可以是包含Python和C中编码的模块的Python包的集合。

这个包在两个不同的章节中讨论：

See also

Distributing Python Modules

The manual for developers and packagers of Python modules. This describes how to prepare distutils-based packages so that they may be easily installed into an existing Python installation.

Installing Python Modules

An “administrators” manual which includes information on installing modules into an existing Python installation. You do not need to be a Python programmer to read this manual.