This skill provides Claude with deep expertise in the modern Python packaging ecosystem, enabling the creation of distributable libraries, CLI tools, and private packages. It guides users through the transition from legacy setups to modern source layouts, manages complex metadata in pyproject.toml according to PEP 621, and configures build backends like setuptools, hatchling, or poetry. Whether you are building a simple utility or a complex multi-package project, this skill ensures your code follows industry best practices for versioning, dependency management, and distribution to PyPI or private repositories.
Key Features
01CLI tool implementation with entry points using Click or argparse
020 GitHub stars
03Modern pyproject.toml configuration using PEP 517/518/621 standards
04Automatic generation of recommended source-layout project structures
05Automated build and distribution workflows for PyPI and TestPyPI
06Advanced configuration for dynamic versioning and namespace packages