GlossaryΒΆ
- distribution
Separately installable sets of Python modules as stored in the Python package index, and installed by distutils or setuptools.
definition taken from PEP 382 text
- module
- An importable python namespace defined in a single file.
- namespace package
Mechanism for splitting a single Python package across multiple directories on disk. One or more distributions (see distribution) may provide modules which exist inside the same namespace package.
definition taken from PEP 382 text
- package
A Python package is a module defined by a directory, containing a
__init__.py
file, and can contain other modules or other packages within it.package/ __init__.py subpackage/ __init__.py submodule.py
see also, namespace package
- vendor package
Groups of files installed by an operating system’s packaging mechanism (e.g. Debian or Redhat packages install on Linux systems).
definition taken from PEP 382 text