Update existing Python package in Pypi

Update PyPI package (Tested on 12/31/2023)

I updated my package autolike today using the following steps:

Update the project locally

• Changed the version number in setup.py and modify package as necessary.

Test in development

Assuming you’re in the root of your project directory, then run:

pip install -e .

Created a build

pip install --upgrade build  
python -m build  

Generate API Token

Generate API token from https://pypi.org/manage/account/ for your package.

Install twine and upload distribution to Pypi

pip install --upgrade twine
python -m twine upload dist/*

Here you need to use the following credentials

username: __token__
password: <YOUR API TOKEN>

Check if the project is updated on PyPI

You can see if your package has successfully uploaded by navigating to the URL https://pypi.org/project/ where sampleproject is the name of your project that you uploaded. It may take a minute or two for your project to appear on the site.

Old Methond to create the build

Create source distribution

Minimally, you should create a Source Distribution:

python3 setup.py sdist

Create 'wheel'

You should also create a wheel for your project. A wheel is a built package that can be installed without needing to go through the “build” process. Installing wheels is substantially faster for the end user than installing from a source distribution. Universal Wheels are wheels that are pure Python (i.e. contain no compiled extensions) and support Python 2 and 3. This is a wheel that can be installed anywhere by pip.

python3 setup.py bdist_wheel --universal

Only use the --universal setting, if:

• Your project runs on Python 2 and 3 with no changes (i.e. it does not require 2to3).
• Your project does not have any C extensions.

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