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New and Changed ``setup()`` Keywords ==================================== This document tracks historical differences between ``setuptools`` and ``distutils``. Since ``distutils`` was scheduled for removal from the standard library in Python 3.12, and ``setuptools`` started its adoption, these differences became less relevant. Please check :doc:`/references/keywords` for a complete list of keyword arguments that can be passed to the ``setuptools.setup()`` function and a their full description. .. tab:: Supported by both ``distutils`` and ``setuptoools`` ``name`` string ``version`` string ``description`` string ``long_description`` string ``long_description_content_type`` string ``author`` string ``author_email`` string ``maintainer`` string ``maintainer_email`` string ``url`` string ``download_url`` string ``packages`` list ``py_modules`` list ``scripts`` list ``ext_package`` string ``ext_modules`` list ``classifiers`` list ``distclass`` Distribution subclass ``script_name`` string ``script_args`` list ``options`` dictionary ``license`` string ``license_file`` string **deprecated** ``license_files`` list ``keywords`` string or list ``platforms`` list ``cmdclass`` dictionary ``data_files`` list **deprecated** ``package_dir`` dictionary ``requires`` string or list **deprecated** ``obsoletes`` list **deprecated** ``provides`` list .. tab:: Added or changed by ``setuptoools`` ``include_package_data`` bool ``exclude_package_data`` dictionary ``package_data`` dictionary ``zip_safe`` bool ``install_requires`` string or list ``entry_points`` dictionary ``extras_require`` dictionary ``python_requires`` string ``setup_requires`` string or list **deprecated** ``dependency_links`` list **deprecated** ``namespace_packages`` list ``test_suite`` string or function **deprecated** ``tests_require`` string or list **deprecated** ``test_loader`` class **deprecated** ``eager_resources`` list ``project_urls`` dictionary
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