---
id: setuptools
version: "84.0.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# setuptools — Most extensible Python build backend with support for C/C++ extension modules

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 100 on PyPI

## Install

pip install setuptools
uv add setuptools
poetry add setuptools

## Description

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