Buildout

Buildout
Buildout
Developer	Jim Fulton (programmer)
Stable release	5.2.0 / 29 April 2026; 2 months ago
Written in	Python
Operating system	Windows, POSIX
Type	Software development tools
License	Zope Public License
Website	www.buildout.org , PyPI page
Repository	github.com/buildout/buildout ;

Buildout is a software build automation tool for building a codebase. It is primarily used to download and setup dependencies in Python eggs format of the software being developed or deployed. Recipes for build tasks in any environment can be created, and many are already available. The tool is open-source and written in Python.

Features

Segregates configuration from scripts
Configuration files are formatted as INI
Support for setuptools and eggs^[2]
Plugin support through Buildout recipes^[3]

Examples

Example configuration file:

  [buildout]
  develop = .
  parts = test

  [test]
  recipe = zc.recipe.testrunner
  eggs = theegg

Notable applications

References

↑ "Release 5.2.0". 29 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
↑ "Zc.buildout: System for managing development buildouts".
↑ "Buildout Recipes — Buildout v1.2.1 documentation". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
↑ "Managing projects with Buildout — Plone CMS: Open Source Content Management". Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2009-05-09.

External links

Official website

[wikidata-0f3b6ec6b47fb35f0601aeb17818980a0f953f02-v20-1] "Release 5.2.0". 29 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.

[2] "Zc.buildout: System for managing development buildouts".

[3] "Buildout Recipes — Buildout v1.2.1 documentation". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-05-09.

[4] "Managing projects with Buildout — Plone CMS: Open Source Content Management". Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2009-05-09.

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