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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions source/tutorials/packaging-projects.rst
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Expand Up @@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ Create the following file structure locally:
The directory containing the Python files should match the project name. This
simplifies the configuration and is more obvious to users who install the package.

:file:`__init__.py` is required to import the directory as a package, and
should be empty.
:file:`__init__.py` is required to import the directory as a package,
even if as is our case for this tutorial that file is empty.
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:file:`example.py` is an example of a module within the package that could
contain the logic (functions, classes, constants, etc.) of your package.
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------------------------

Tools like :ref:`pip` and :ref:`build` do not actually convert your sources
into a :term:`distribution package <Distribution Package>` (like a wheel);
into a :term:`distribution package <Distribution Package>` (like a wheel);
that job is performed by a *build backend*. The build backend determines how
your project will specify its configuration, including metadata (information
about the project, for example, the name and tags that are displayed on PyPI)
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