Distribute package as a universal wheel #756
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Wheels are the new standard of Python distribution. Advantages of wheels includes:
setup.py
.pyc
files as part of installation to ensure they match thepython interpreter used
As locust is a pure Python package (no C files) for both Python 2 & 3, the wheel can be distributed as universal.
When you wouldd normally run
python setup.py sdist upload
, run insteadpython setup.py sdist bdist_wheel upload
.The wheel includes the
LICENSE
file through the[metadata]
attributelicense_file
.For additional information on Python wheels, see:
https://pythonwheels.com/
For the detailed PEP, see:
https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0427/