An introduction to Python eggs; the use of those provided by others and how to create your own. Eggs are about standardizing, in a cross-platform way, the building, distribution and installation of Python modules.
- Introducing the Software
- A Bit About Sandboxes
- Purpose, Formats, Content of Eggs
- Making Use of Eggs Packaged by Others
- Creating Your Own Eggs
- Creating Source/Binary Distributions
- About the Cheeseshop
- Adding Datafiles, Unit Test, Entrypoints, Scripts
- Brief Coverage of the Buildout Tool
- Where to Go for More Information