minpypihello 1.4

Minimal PyPI Package Example

# min-pypi-hello

A minimalist example of PyPI packaging.
(
[view on pypi](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/minpypihello/);
[view on GitHub](https://github.com/hupili/min-pypi-hello)
)

* A package called `minpypihello`,
which contains a module called `modhello`.
You can import using `from minpypihello import modhello`.
* A script that can be executed directly to print a helloworld message.

## 1. Check the Project and Study Files

Run `./myhello` and see if it works as expected.
Navigate under this repo and see those files for an example layout.

min-pypi-hello/
├── MANIFEST.in
├── README.md
├── README.txt
├── minpypihello
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── modhello.py
├── myhello
└── setup.py

## 2. Package

Build source archive: `python setup.py sdist`.

Test:

* Find your package in `dist/minpypihello-x.tar.gz`,
where `x` is the version number.
* Uncompress the archive and go to its root.
* Install `python setup.py install`.
You can add `--user` to install under your home.
* Try `myhello` (not `./myhello`).
If you `$PATH` is set properly and the install is successful,
you should see the printed hello message.
* Try to import `minpypihello.modhello` from a Python script
(see code of `myhello` for an example).

## 3. Distribute to PyPI

Register: Use `python setup.py register` and go through the procedure as prompt.

Upload: `python setup.py upload`.

[more info.](http://docs.python.org/2/distutils/packageindex.html)

## Reference

* distutils:
<http://docs.python.org/2/distutils/>
* A list of package metadata:
<http://docs.python.org/2/distutils/setupscript.html#additional-meta-data>