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All Python libraries (i.e. application packages) that you download using a package manager (e.g. pip) are distributed using a utility dedicated to do the job. These utilities create “Python distributions” which are basically versioned (and compressed) archives. All related elements to what’s being distributed, such as source files and resource files, are contained within it.

Even if you have worked only a little with Python, you will be familiar with the concept of using a package manager (e.g. pip, easy_install) to download modules and libraries (e.g. application development frameworks) which are then imported and used to create a new one.

These package management tools, operating locally, connect to a source (i.e. Python Package Index - PyPI) and perform a desired action (e.g. search and install) as they work these resources which are actually called Python distributions.

The way to distribute an application consists of wrapping its directory with some must-have files (along with a few recommended ones), specifying related elements (e.g. resources, dependencies etc.) and releasing it or using it elsewhere…that simple.

In Python, a package [technically] is an importable directory (with __init__.py) containing source files (i.e. modules). This shall not be confused with operating-system packages, which are [technically] actual applications (i.e. a Debian package). However, it must be noted that Python distributions are indeed called packages as well.