---
id: build
version: "1.5.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# build — A simple, correct Python build frontend

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install build
uv add build
poetry add build

## Description

# build

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[![CI test](https://github.com/pypa/build/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pypa/build/actions/workflows/test.yml)
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[![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/pypa-build/badge/?version=latest)](https://build.pypa.io/en/latest/?badge=latest)
[![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/build.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/build/)
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A simple, correct Python build frontend.

See the [documentation](https://build.pypa.io) for more information.

### Installation

`build` can be installed via `pip` or an equivalent via:

```console
$ pip install build
```

### Usage

```console
$ python -m build
```

This will build the package in an isolated environment, generating a
source-distribution and wheel in the directory `dist/`. See...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

build is a PEP 517–compliant Python package build frontend that creates wheels and source distributions in isolated environments, handling the low-level details of invoking backend build systems like setuptools.

Verdict: build is a mature, actively maintained build frontend from the Python Packaging Authority with zero known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. It is well-suited for projects needing standards-compliant isolated builds and is widely integrated into CI/CD tooling (cibuildwheel, pipx, uv). Recommended for general use.

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