pybuild

Build Python package

$ pybuild --build

$ pybuild --install --dest-dir [dir]

$ pybuild --clean

$ pybuild --interpreter python3

pybuild [options]

pybuild is a Debian helper tool that builds and installs Python packages as part of the Debian packaging process. It wraps various Python build systems including setuptools, flit, poetry, and meson-python, providing a unified interface for the dh-python debhelper sequence.
The tool automatically detects the appropriate build system from the source package and handles building for multiple Python versions when required. It is typically invoked indirectly through debhelper rules rather than used directly, but can be called manually for debugging packaging issues.

--build

Build the package.

Install the package.

Clean build files.

Installation directory.

Python interpreter.

Build system.

Debian packaging tool. Part of dh-python.

pybuild is part of dh-python for Debian Python packaging.

dh(1), debhelper(7), python(1)