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modules repository

Modules are everywhere

As might be expected, you’ll find Python modules in lots of places.

I’m preloaded with
lots of modules in the
Python Standard Library...
and they are already on your
computer.

If the Standard Library doesn’t do
it for you, why not try the Web?
I hear PyPI is where third-party
Python modules hang out.

PyPI is pronounced
“pie-pie.”
Geek Bits

The Python Package Index (or PyPI for short) provides a
centralized repository for third-party Python modules on the
Internet. When you are ready, you’ll use PyPI to publish your
module and make your code available for use by others. And your If you are already familiar with
Perl’s CPAN repository, you can
module is ready, but for one important addition.
think of PyPI as the Python
equivalent.
What do you think is missing from your module?

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