From 5bd550a65b969996e7af22e86c0660ff26aece2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Avasam Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 19:47:31 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Updated project description --- docs/setuptools.rst | 5 ++--- newsfragments/4941.misc.rst | 1 + pyproject.toml | 2 +- 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 newsfragments/4941.misc.rst diff --git a/docs/setuptools.rst b/docs/setuptools.rst index ef70fe61cc..5f0f528d28 100644 --- a/docs/setuptools.rst +++ b/docs/setuptools.rst @@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ Building and Distributing Packages with Setuptools ================================================== ``Setuptools`` is a collection of enhancements to the Python ``distutils`` -that allow developers to more easily build and -distribute Python packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other -packages. +that allow developers to more easily build Python packages, especially those +that have dependencies on other packages and C/C++ extension modules. Packages built and distributed using ``setuptools`` look to the user like ordinary Python packages based on the ``distutils``. diff --git a/newsfragments/4941.misc.rst b/newsfragments/4941.misc.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6e9402d95e --- /dev/null +++ b/newsfragments/4941.misc.rst @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Updated project description -- by :user:`Avasam` diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml index 4864673e99..2fe6669e66 100644 --- a/pyproject.toml +++ b/pyproject.toml @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ version = "82.0.0" authors = [ { name = "Python Packaging Authority", email = "distutils-sig@python.org" }, ] -description = "Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages" +description = "Most extensible Python build backend with support for C/C++ extension modules" readme = "README.rst" classifiers = [ "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable", From 41a859adae80c4cca17a130b9fa0a461701ea7f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Avasam Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 20:13:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] "including" instead of "especially" Co-authored-by: Anderson Bravalheri --- docs/setuptools.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/setuptools.rst b/docs/setuptools.rst index 5f0f528d28..ce1962706c 100644 --- a/docs/setuptools.rst +++ b/docs/setuptools.rst @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Building and Distributing Packages with Setuptools ================================================== ``Setuptools`` is a collection of enhancements to the Python ``distutils`` -that allow developers to more easily build Python packages, especially those +that allow developers to more easily build Python packages, including those that have dependencies on other packages and C/C++ extension modules. Packages built and distributed using ``setuptools`` look to the user like