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Distutils-specific terminology
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The following terms apply more specifically to the domain of
distributing Python modules using the Distutils:
`module distribution'
     a collection of Python modules distributed together as a single
     downloadable resource and meant to be installed _en masse_.
     Examples of some well-known module distributions are Numeric
     Python, PyXML, PIL (the Python Imaging Library), or mxDateTime.
     (This would be called a _package_, except that term is already
     taken in the Python context: a single module distribution may
     contain zero, one, or many Python packages.)

`pure module distribution'
     a module distribution that contains only pure Python modules and
     packages.  Sometimes referred to as a "pure distribution."

`non-pure module distribution'
     a module distribution that contains at least one extension module.
     Sometimes referred to as a "non-pure distribution."

`distribution root'
     the top-level directory of your source tree (or source
     distribution); the directory where `setup.py' exists and is run
     from