Getting ready

Your project files need to be configured in the proper way so they are of use to other developers, and are listed properly on PyPI. The most important step of this process is setting up the setup.py file, which sits in the root of your project's directory.

setup.py contains configuration data for your project, particularly the setup() function, which defines the details of the project. It is also the command-line interface for running commands related to the packaging process.

A license (license.txt) should be included with the package. This file is important because, in some areas, a package without an explicit license cannot be legally used or distributed by anyone but the copyright holder. Including the license ensures both the creator and users are legally protected against copyright infringement issues.