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Buildout

Field	Value
name	Buildout
developer	Jim Fulton (programmer)
latest release version
latest release date
operating_system	Windows, POSIX
programming language	Python
genre	Software development tools
license	Zope Public License
website	, PyPI page

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
Plugin support through Buildout recipes

Examples

Example configuration file:

INI

  [buildout]
  develop = .
  parts = test

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

Notable applications

Grok
Plone
Zope

References

Wikipedia Source

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