Setuptools is a fully-featured, stable, and actively maintained library that is aimed at facilitating the packaging of Python projects, which includes:
- Python package and module definitions.
- Distribution package metadata.
- Test hooks.
- Project installation.
- Platform-specific details.
- Python 3 support.
It comprises enhancements to the Python disutils (distribution utilities) that enable developers to more easily build and package their Python code, particularly ones that have dependencies on other packages.
[ You might also like: How to Install and Use Python-Mistune on Linux ]
In this guide, we illustrate how you can install the Python Setuptools package for Python on Linux.
Install Python and Python-PIP in Linux
The Python-setuptools package requires Python3 and PIP 3, which is a command-line program that enables you to install and manage Python packages.
Most of the modern Linux distributions now ships with Python3 and you can verify using the following command:
$ python3 -V
To install pip3 on Linux distributions, run the following command:
$ sudo apt install python3-pip [On Debian, Ubuntu and Mint] $ sudo yum install python3-pip [On RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux] $ sudo emerge --ask dev-python/pip [On Gentoo Linux] $ sudo pacman -S python-pip [On Arch Linux] $ sudo zypper install python3-pip [On OpenSUSE]
To confirm pip3 has been installed, execute the command:
$ pip3 --version
Install Setuptools for Python in Linux
With Python3 and pip3 installed, proceed and install the setuptools package as shown using pip as follows.
$ pip3 install setuptools
When the installation is complete, confirm that the setuptools package is installed.
$ pip3 list | grep -i setuptools setuptools 45.2.0
In addition, you can access the Python shell and try to import the setuptools package as shown.
This is a confirmation that the Setuptools package for Python is installed.
That was a brief guide on how to install the Setuptools package for Python on Linux distributions. Your feedback is much welcome.
