Pythonpaketit
Pythonpaketit are software packages that bundle Python code, resources, and metadata into distributable units used to add functionality to Python programs. The term is common in Finnish contexts; in English, they are simply Python packages. They are typically published to the Python Package Index (PyPI) and installed with the pip tool, or via other package managers and private registries.
Most Pythonpaketit are distributed as source distributions (sdist) or prebuilt wheels. A package is organized as
To create and publish a package, developers configure their project with a pyproject.toml, build sdist and wheel
End users install Pythonpaketit with pip install package-name, often inside a virtual environment. Dependencies are resolved
PyPI provides central hosting, metadata, and basic security controls. Maintainers are expected to follow packaging best
Outside PyPI, organizations may run private registries and use alternative tooling, while ongoing evolution in Python