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Update glossary with references to the new "Package formats" discussion
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A :term:`Distribution <Distribution Package>` format containing files
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and metadata that only need to be moved to the correct location on the
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target system, to be installed. :term:`Wheel` is such a format, whereas
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distutil's :term:`Source Distribution <Source Distribution (or
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:term:`Source Distribution <Source Distribution (or
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"sdist")>` is not, in that it requires a build step before it can be
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installed. This format does not imply that Python files have to be
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precompiled (:term:`Wheel` intentionally does not include compiled
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Python files).
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Python files). See :ref:`package-formats` for more information.
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Distribution Package
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A :term:`Built Distribution` format introduced by :ref:`setuptools`,
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which is being replaced by :term:`Wheel`. For details, see
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:doc:`The Internal Structure of Python Eggs <setuptools:deprecated/python_eggs>` and
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`Python Eggs <http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/PythonEggs>`_
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which has been replaced by :term:`Wheel`. For details, see
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:ref:`egg-format`.
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Extension Module
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A :term:`distribution <Distribution Package>` format (usually generated
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using ``python -m build --sdist``) that provides metadata and the
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essential source files needed for installing by a tool like :ref:`pip`,
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or for generating a :term:`Built Distribution`.
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or for generating a :term:`Built Distribution`. See :ref:`package-formats`
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for more information.
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A :term:`Built Distribution` format introduced by an official
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:doc:`standard specification
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</specifications/binary-distribution-format/>`,
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which is intended to replace the :term:`Egg` format. Wheel is currently
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supported by :ref:`pip`.
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The standard :term:`Built Distribution` format.
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See :ref:`package-formats` for more information.
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