Pip packaging process

1 - verify environnent

python -V
  Python 2.7.17

python -m pip --version
  pip 19.3.1 from /home/jeec6230/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip (python 2.7)

2 - Install the required packages

sudo python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
sudo python -m pip install tqdm
sudo python -m pip install --user --upgrade twine

3 - Create an executable file without extension named as your project name

touch pip_packaging
chmod +x pip_packaging

4 - Edit this file and type in :

#!/usr/bin/env python

echo "hey there, this is my first pip package"

5 - Create a setup file setup.py

It will contain all your package metadata information.

import setuptools

with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
    long_description = fh.read()


setuptools.setup(
    name='pip_packaging',  
    version='0.1',
    scripts=['pip_packaging'] ,
    author="Firstname Lastname",
    author_email="firstname.lastname@somwhere.org",
    description="Pip packaging tutorial package",
    long_description=long_description,
long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
    url="https://github.com/fnlastname/pip_packaging",
    packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
    classifiers=[
        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
    ],
)

6 - Compile your package

While in your repository execute the following command :

python setup.py bdist_wheel