→ python3 setup.py --help-commands
Standard commands:
build build everything needed to install
build_py "build" pure Python modules (copy to build directory)
build_ext build C/C++ extensions (compile/link to build directory)
build_clib build C/C++ libraries used by Python extensions
build_scripts "build" scripts (copy and fixup
clean clean up temporary files from 'build' command
install install everything from build directory
install_lib install all Python modules (extensions and pure Python)
install_headers install C/C++ header files
install_scripts install scripts (Python or otherwise)
install_data install data files
sdist create a source distribution (tarball, zip file, etc.)
register register the distribution with the Python package index
bdist create a built (binary) distribution
bdist_dumb create a "dumb" built distribution
bdist_rpm create an RPM distribution
bdist_wininst create an executable installer for MS Windows
check perform some checks on the package
upload upload binary package to PyPI
Extra commands:
bdist_wheel create a wheel distribution
alias define a shortcut to invoke one or more commands
bdist_egg create an "egg" distribution
develop install package in 'development mode'
dist_info create a .dist-info directory
easy_install Find/get/install Python packages
egg_info create a distribution's .egg-info directory
install_egg_info Install an .egg-info directory for the package
rotate delete older distributions, keeping N newest files
saveopts save supplied options to setup.cfg or other config file
setopt set an option in setup.cfg or another config file
test run unit tests after in-place build (deprecated)
upload_docs Upload documentation to PyPI
usage: setup.py [global_opts] cmd1 [cmd1_opts] [cmd2 [cmd2_opts] ...]
or: setup.py --help [cmd1 cmd2 ...]
or: setup.py --help-commands
or: setup.py cmd --help