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npx skills add laurigates/claude-plugins --skill python-packaging
Build and publish Python packages with uv. Use when the user mentions building packages, publishing to PyPI, wheel/sdist creation, or entry points.
npx skills add laurigates/claude-plugins --skill python-packaging
Quick reference for building and publishing Python packages with UV and modern build tools.
| Use this skill when... | Use uv-project-management instead when... |
|---|---|
Building a wheel/sdist with uv build for PyPI distribution | Setting up a new project's pyproject.toml or adding runtime dependencies |
Publishing a release to PyPI or a private index with uv publish | Managing the lockfile or syncing the local virtual environment |
| Configuring entry points, console scripts, or package metadata for distribution | Resolving dependency conflicts or pinning versions for development |
Common classifiers:
Full list: https://pypi.org/classifiers/
uv-project-management - Project setup and dependenciespython-development - Core Python patternsuv-workspaces - Building workspace packages# Publish to PyPI
uv publish
# With token
uv publish --token $PYPI_TOKEN
# To Test PyPI
uv publish --publish-url https://test.pypi.org/legacy/my-package/
├── pyproject.toml
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
├── src/
│ └── my_package/
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── __version__.py
│ └── main.py
└── tests/[project]
name = "my-package"
version = "0.1.0"
description = "A great package"
readme = "README.md"
requires-python = ">=3.11"
license = {text = "MIT"}
authors = [
{name = "Your Name", email = "you@example.com"}
]
keywords = ["python", "package"]
classifiers = [
"Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
"Intended Audience :: Developers",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
]
dependencies = [
"requests>=2.31.0",
]
[project.optional-dependencies]
dev = ["pytest", "ruff", "ty"]
[project.urls]
Homepage = "https://github.com/user/my-package"
Documentation = "https://my-package.readthedocs.io"
Repository = "https://github.com/user/my-package.git"
Issues = "https://github.com/user/my-package/issues"
[project.scripts]
my-cli = "my_package.cli:main"
[build-system]
requires = ["uv_build>=0.9.2,<0.10.0"]
build-backend = "uv_build"[project]
version = "0.1.0" # Manual versioning
# Dynamic versioning (from git tags)
dynamic = ["version"]
[tool.uv]
version-provider = "git"[project.scripts]
my-cli = "my_package.cli:main"
[project.gui-scripts]
my-gui = "my_package.gui:main"
[project.entry-points."my_plugin"]
plugin1 = "my_package.plugins:plugin1"[build-system]
requires = ["uv_build>=0.9.2,<0.10.0"]
build-backend = "uv_build"[build-system]
requires = ["setuptools>=68", "wheel"]
build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"[build-system]
requires = ["hatchling>=1.18"]
build-backend = "hatchling.build"# 1. Build
uv build
# 2. Check built packages
ls dist/
# 3. Publish
uv publish --token $PYPI_TOKEN# Publish to Test PyPI
uv publish --publish-url https://test.pypi.org/legacy/ \
--token $TEST_PYPI_TOKEN
# Test installation
pip install --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ my-packageclassifiers = [
# Development Status
"Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
"Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
"Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
# Audience
"Intended Audience :: Developers",
"Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
# License
"License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
# Python Versions
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
# Framework
"Framework :: Django",
"Framework :: FastAPI",
# Topic
"Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries",
"Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
]