New and Changed ``setup()`` Keywords
====================================
This document tracks historical differences between ``setuptools`` and
``distutils``.
Since ``distutils`` was scheduled for removal from the standard library in
Python 3.12, and ``setuptools`` started its adoption, these differences became less
relevant.
Please check :doc:`/references/keywords` for a complete list of keyword
arguments that can be passed to the ``setuptools.setup()`` function and
a their full description.
.. tab:: Supported by both ``distutils`` and ``setuptoools``
``name`` string
``version`` string
``description`` string
``long_description`` string
``long_description_content_type`` string
``author`` string
``author_email`` string
``maintainer`` string
``maintainer_email`` string
``url`` string
``download_url`` string
``packages`` list
``py_modules`` list
``scripts`` list
``ext_package`` string
``ext_modules`` list
``classifiers`` list
``distclass`` Distribution subclass
``script_name`` string
``script_args`` list
``options`` dictionary
``license`` string
``license_file`` string **deprecated**
``license_files`` list
``keywords`` string or list
``platforms`` list
``cmdclass`` dictionary
``data_files`` list **deprecated**
``package_dir`` dictionary
``requires`` string or list **deprecated**
``obsoletes`` list **deprecated**
``provides`` list
.. tab:: Added or changed by ``setuptoools``
``include_package_data`` bool
``exclude_package_data`` dictionary
``package_data`` dictionary
``zip_safe`` bool
``install_requires`` string or list
``entry_points`` dictionary
``extras_require`` dictionary
``python_requires`` string
``setup_requires`` string or list **deprecated**
``dependency_links`` list **deprecated**
``namespace_packages`` list
``test_suite`` string or function **deprecated**
``tests_require`` string or list **deprecated**
``test_loader`` class **deprecated**
``eager_resources`` list
``project_urls`` dictionary