Member-only story

πŸš€ Publish Your Own Python Package: A Step-by-Step Guide with Example 🐍

Lakhveer Singh Rajput
3 min readJan 3, 2025

--

Have you ever thought, β€œI wrote this awesome Python code, and others might find it useful too!”? πŸ€” Well, publishing your own Python package is easier than you think! In this guide, I’ll walk you through how to create and publish your own Python package on PyPI (Python Package Index). We’ll also explore some unique Python packages that inspire creativity and innovation! πŸ”₯

πŸ”§ Step 1: Create Your Python Project

First things first, let’s create a Python project. A Python package is essentially a collection of modules.

1. Create a new folder for your project:

mkdir my-awesome-package cd my-awesome-package

2. Inside this folder, create a Python file. Let’s call it awesome.py:

touch awesome.py

3. Add a simple function to your file:

# awesome.py
def greet(name):
return f"Hello, {name}! Welcome to the world of Python packaging! 🌍"

πŸ—‚οΈ Step 2: Structure Your Package

A typical Python package structure looks like this:

my-awesome-package/
β”œβ”€β”€ awesome.py
β”œβ”€β”€ README.md
β”œβ”€β”€ LICENSE
└── setup.py

1. README.md

--

--

Lakhveer Singh Rajput
Lakhveer Singh Rajput

Written by Lakhveer Singh Rajput

Ruby on Rails enthusiast, book lover and DevOps explorer. Follow me for insights on coding, book recommendations, and bridging development with operations.πŸš€πŸ“š

No responses yet