You might be wondering what a Python “package” is, and how it relates to the Python module. Essentially, a package is a group of modules with an __init__.py fie that ties them all together.

Multiple code packages were uploaded to the Python Package Index, often abbreviated as PyPI, and were subsequently incorporated into software multiple times from June through this month, Slovakia ...

A directory of Python files (essentially, a module) can be packaged into a .pyz file—a .zip -format archive—and given to someone else who has the Python runtime.

Python modules are typically installed using a package manager called 'pip', which launches a 'setup.py' file that is made available by the developer of the package for installation purposes.

Editable installs let you do exactly this. To install a Python package in editable mode, all you need to do is use the -e flag, and pass the path to the package’s directory: ...