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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Find "py.exe" & copy it to "Python" (flat, no extension).
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On 10 May 2024 23:59:46 GMT, rbowman wrote:

> On Fri, 10 May 2024 21:36:37 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>> For Python, the -dev package is only needed if you want to do something
>> like embed Python into a C program, or create an extension module.
> 
> I forget if it was numpy or matplotlib but my Debian Python required
> some additional packages to build the wheel.

Building wheels used to be done with distutils. But as of Python 3.12, 
that has been dropped from the standard library, and you are supposed to 
use setuptools instead. And you will also need twine as well.

If your package includes any C code, then of course that’s extra.