How to create your own pip package example python

How to create your own pip package example python

Example code repo for post

Being able to package your python project into a pip package is useful for distribution, and sharing with others especially if the code is generic enough to be useful in other projects).

This repo is base on the tutorial: from packaging.python.org

This tutorial helps you to learn:

  • How do I create a python package which other people can install? (note: we skip the step of uploading/ publishing your package)
    • It's still useful to skip that step, because for local development , you can still pip install -e <your package>

This repo shows how to create a python pip package with modern python packaging (it's got a lot easier!). This example has a very simple add_one function, inside a python package you can pip install.

It may serve as a good example for more complex python packages, for example a pip package which depends on other pip packages etc.

How to install/use

  1. (Read the code) If you want to learn how to create yoru own, this might be a good example template.

  2. Install this package an example: instructions are below:

  • Clone this repo (e.g. /home/Documents/mypythonpackage),
    • Then, in a different folder (e.g. /home/Documents/another-python-project).
  • Create a python virtual env python3 -m venv venv
  • . venv/bin/activate
  • Now, install the python package in ediable mode
    e.g. pip install -e /home/Documents/mypythonpackage
  • Now you can use your python package like any other pip installed package:
    • Start python interpreter, then import and use the package:
      . venv/bin/activate
      python
      from example_python_package import add_one 
      add_one(1)
    

Full example running:

(venv) $ python
Python 3.9.5 (default, Jun  4 2021, 12:28:51) 
[GCC 7.5.0] :: Anaconda, Inc. on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from example_python_package import add_one
>>> add_one(1)
2
>>> 

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