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Python Packaging User Guide

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Last GitHub push: Sep 9, 2026
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133 open issues indexed

Explore integrating `sphinx-lint` Open

good first issue help wanted type: enhancement type: task

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#1166 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Nov 19, 2022
`test` vs. `tests` Open

component: guides component: tutorials type: enhancement type: task

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 64/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#1165 · 5 comments · Opened Nov 16, 2022
Document best practices for securely managing projects Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#1148 · 3 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Sep 23, 2022
Extract rules for normalising components of filenames Open

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pypa/packaging.python.org#1142 · Opened Sep 17, 2022
Guide how to images for projects; screenshots; logos; guides; gifs; videos Open

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pypa/packaging.python.org#1110 · 15 comments · Opened Jul 24, 2022
Cover PEP 420 namespace packages in "Creating and discovering plugins" guide Open

component: guides type: enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#1104 · 3 comments · Opened Jul 6, 2022
Ensure that all current Python packaging interoperability standards are on packaging.python.org Open

component: specifications diataxis: reference type: task

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#1093 · 14 comments · Opened Jun 21, 2022
Warn that data_files is deprecated in the packaging guide Open

component: guides type: enhancement

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 55/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#1089 · 4 comments · Opened Jun 11, 2022
Consolidate the "Project Summaries" by removing items and grouping the remaining ones Open

component: key-projects type: enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#1086 · 2 comments · Opened Jun 1, 2022
Non-normative guidance on sdist filenames? Open

component: specifications type: discussion

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#1077 · 3 comments · Opened May 3, 2022
Move from the Application Dependency management tutorial to a guide page instead Open

component: guides component: tutorials type: task

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#1060 · Opened Mar 11, 2022
Restructure this guide to be organised for intended audience, rather topics/style of content Open

type: enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#1039 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jan 12, 2022
Document the solution for folks who can't paste their token in twine correctly Open

component: tutorials good first issue type: task

Difficulty 1/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#977 · 5 comments · Opened Sep 4, 2021
Update PyPI README instructions Open

help wanted type: enhancement

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#971 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Aug 28, 2021
Bring over PEPs 517, 518, and 660 to the specs section Open

component: specifications type: task

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#955 · 20 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 21, 2021
📙 Translate our guides in your native language! 🌍 Open

help wanted

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#927 · 154 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Jun 26, 2021
Contradictions/Inconsistencies between packaging tutorial and guide Open

type: bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#887 · 10 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Apr 27, 2021
How to deprecate a python package? Open

type: question

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#883 · 16 comments · Opened Apr 15, 2021
Archive vs Distribution fuzzy Open

state: needs clarification type: task

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#869 · 6 comments · Opened Mar 30, 2021
Unifying packaging.python.org with pypa.io, possibly other PyPA docs too Open

type: task

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#846 · 10 comments · Opened Mar 2, 2021
Most likely namespace packages explained wrongly Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#814 · Opened Jan 17, 2021
GitHub Actions tutorial: Problem with equal version names when uploading to test.pypi Open

type: enhancement type: question

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#804 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Dec 14, 2020
Links to setuptools documentation need to be updated Open

type: task

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 62/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#792 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Nov 17, 2020
Provide some guidance on specifying test dependencies Open

type: discussion

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#768 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 31, 2020
Add PEP compliant Documentation if JSON API PEP Accepted Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#765 · Opened Aug 23, 2020
Process of proposing (new) specifications may not sufficiently clearly explained Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#764 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 19, 2020
Section on entrypoint extras could use clarification Open

component: specifications type: enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#757 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 19, 2020
Address the python3 command issue on Windows Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#751 · 6 comments · Opened Jun 30, 2020
Explain clearly that python / pip / other commands are not Python code Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#745 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jun 19, 2020
Suggest branch restriction in GitHub Actions tutorial Open

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 55/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#744 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jun 19, 2020
More accurate guidance: what is the meaning of "you're in your virtual environment" ? Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#741 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 15, 2020
I would like to make a better reference page Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#724 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 25, 2020
Is "AnotherProject (3.4)" a valid version requirement? Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#719 · Opened Apr 18, 2020
Packaging instructions are not optimal about README.MD Open

good first issue type: enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#696 · 13 comments · Opened Feb 12, 2020
Suggestion: Have a "Quick Start" guide Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#688 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Jan 17, 2020
Canonical guide to specifying dependencies? Open

component: guides help wanted type: enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#685 · 9 comments · 11 reactions · Opened Jan 5, 2020
Document warnings on how to set (long_)description Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#645 · Opened Sep 9, 2019
Provide guide for repeatably building wheels Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#637 · 2 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Aug 19, 2019
Recommend using project-scoped API access tokens for dist uploads Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#628 · 5 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Jul 25, 2019
Missing directory layout for tests Open

component: tutorials type: discussion

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#619 · 17 comments · Opened Jun 3, 2019
Add a tutorial/guide for creating a command line tool Open

component: guides component: tutorials type: enhancement

pypa/packaging.python.org#615 · 8 comments · 1 assignee · Opened May 6, 2019
Clarify that Packaging Tutorial is for importable modules Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#614 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened May 6, 2019
Recommendation for private package index Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#601 · 2 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Feb 27, 2019
What happens if both .whl and .tar.gz are indist folder? Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#599 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 12, 2019
Dist publishing guide should mention versioning restrictions Open

good first issue type: enhancement

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#578 · 4 comments · Opened Dec 7, 2018
Create guide to help teachers preconfigure a classroom Open

help wanted type: enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#549 · 4 comments · Opened Sep 5, 2018
Overview implies only uploading sdists for pure Python packages Open

component: overview type: bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#539 · 27 comments · Opened Aug 13, 2018
Confusing URL in tutorial: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/ Open

state: blocked

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 45/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#479 · 3 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Apr 27, 2018
SEO: improve how search engines see PyPUG Open

help wanted type: enhancement

pypa/packaging.python.org#473 · 3 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 16, 2018
Add pip.conf heads-up to PyPI.org migration guide Open

good first issue help wanted type: bug

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

pypa/packaging.python.org#463 · 5 comments · Opened Apr 3, 2018

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