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API Reference
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:mod:`distutils.core` --- Core Distutils functionality
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The :mod:`distutils.core` module is the only module that needs to be installed to use the Distutils. It provides the :func:`setup` (which is called from the setup script). Indirectly provides the :class:`distutils.dist.Distribution` and :class:`distutils.cmd.Command` class.
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The basic do-everything function that does most everything you could ever ask for from a Distutils method. See XXXXX
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The setup function takes a large number of arguments. These are laid out in the following table.
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argument name
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value
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type
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*name*
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The name of the package