8.54. Flit-Core-3.9.0

Flit-core is the distribution-building parts of Flit (a packaging tool for simple Python modules).

Approximate build time: less than 0.1 SBU
Required disk space: 1.6 MB

8.54.1. Installation of Flit-Core

Build the package:

pip3 wheel -w dist --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation --no-deps $PWD

Install the package:

pip3 install --no-index --no-user --find-links dist flit_core

The meaning of the pip3 configuration options and commands:

wheel

This command builds the wheel archive for this package.

-w dist

Instructs pip to put the created wheel into the dist directory.

--no-cache-dir

Prevents pip from copying the created wheel into the /root/.cache/pip directory.

install

This command installs the package.

--no-build-isolation, --no-deps, and --no-index

These options prevent fetching files from the online package repository (PyPI). If packages are installed in the correct order, pip won't need to fetch any files in the first place; these options add some safety in case of user error.

--find-links dist

Instructs pip to search for wheel archives in the dist directory.

8.54.2. Contents of Flit-Core

Installed directory: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/flit_core and /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/flit_core-3.9.0.dist-info