Package profile
setuptools
- Summary: Most extensible Python build backend with support for C/C++ extension modules
- Author: Python Packaging Authority <distutils-sig@python.org>
- License: MIT
- Documentation: https://setuptools.pypa.io/
- Source: https://github.com/pypa/setuptools
- Number of releases: 628
- First release: 0.6b1 on 2006-05-12
- Latest release: 84.2.1 on 2026-10-20
- Latest release size: 855.7 KB (pure Python wheel)
6 known vulnerabilitiesLatest: GHSA-xmj3-9gf7-h52w — setuptools: Windows path escape via namespace_packages.txt during legacy wheel installation Description View all →
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Dependencies
Setuptools has 44 dependencies, 44 of which optional.View all 44 dependencies →Dependent packages
| Package | Optional | Group |
|---|---|---|
| airbyte-cdk | false | |
| alchemy-mock | false | |
| ansible-navigator | false | |
| apache-airflow-providers-snowflake | false | |
| aws-lambda-builders | false |
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