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A versioned archive file that contains Python :term:`packages <Import
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Package>`, :term:`modules <module>`, and other resource files that are
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used to distribute a :term:`Release`. The distribution file is what an
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used to distribute a :term:`Release`. The archive file is what an
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end-user will download from the internet and install.
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A distribution package is more commonly referred to with the single
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words "package" or "distribution", but this guide may use the expanded
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term when more clarity is needed to prevent confusion with an
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:term:`Import Package` which is also commonly called a "package", or
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another kind of distribution (e.g. Linux or Python itself), which often
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use the single term "distribution".
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:term:`Import Package` (which is also commonly called a "package") or
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another kind of distribution (e.g. a Linux distribution or the Python
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language distribution), which are often referred to with the single term
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"distribution".
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