build

1.4.2 · active · verified Sat Mar 28

A simple, correct Python build frontend. Current version: 1.4.2. Released on March 25, 2026. Maintained by the Python Packaging Authority (PyPa).

Warnings

breaking In build 0.10.0, the 'pep517' dependency was replaced with 'pyproject_hooks', and the build backend was changed from 'setuptools' to 'flit'.
Fix: Update your build dependencies to include 'pyproject_hooks' and adjust your build backend to 'flit'.
breaking Support for Python 3.6 was dropped in build 0.10.0.
Fix: Upgrade your Python environment to version 3.7 or later.

Install

pip install build Install build

Imports

build
```
import build
```
Ensure 'build' is installed in your environment before importing.

Quickstart

Builds the package in the current directory, generating a source distribution and wheel in the 'dist/' directory.

import build

# Build the package in the current directory
build.build()  # This will build the package in an isolated environment, generating a source distribution and wheel in the 'dist/' directory.

view raw JSON →