.. _spkg_python_build:

python_build: A simple, correct PEP517 package builder
======================================================

Description
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``build`` is a simple, correct PEP517 package builder

License
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MIT

Upstream Contact
----------------

https://pypi.org/project/build/


Type
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standard


Dependencies
------------

- $(PYTHON)
- :ref:`spkg_importlib_metadata`
- :ref:`spkg_packaging`
- :ref:`spkg_pip`
- :ref:`spkg_pyproject_hooks`

Version Information
-------------------

package-version.txt::

    1.2.1

version_requirements.txt::

    build


Equivalent System Packages
--------------------------

.. tab:: conda-forge

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ conda install python-build 


.. tab:: Gentoo Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo emerge dev-python/build 



If the system package is installed and if the (experimental) option
``--enable-system-site-packages`` is passed to ``./configure``, then ``./configure``
will check if the system package can be used.

