There's a hitchhiker's guide to packaging that covers all aspects of the package lifecycle very well: http://guide.python-distribute.org/ http://guide.python-di

There's a hitchhiker's guide to packaging that covers all aspects of the package lifecycle very well: http://guide.python-distribute.org/ http://guide.python-distribute.org/ In fact I'm a bit annoyed at seeing this new effort reuse the name, because the hitchhiker's guide to packaging has great content and is getting some well-deserved name recognition. The official Python wiki is another good place to learn and write guides about the ecosystem.