.. _wiki_distributing_your_application: ============================= Distributing Your Application ============================= Once your application works properly, you can create a :term:`distribution` from it by using the ``setup.py sdist`` command. The following commands assume your current working directory contains the ``tutorial`` package and the ``setup.py`` file. On Unix: .. code-block:: bash $VENV/bin/python setup.py sdist On Windows: .. code-block:: doscon %VENV%\Scripts\python setup.py sdist The output of such a command will be something like: .. code-block:: text running sdist # more output creating dist Creating tar archive removing 'tutorial-0.0' (and everything under it) This command creates a subdirectory named ``dist``. Inside that is a tarball named ``tutorial-0.0.tar.gz``, which is the :term:`distribution` of your application. You can send this file to your friends to show them your cool new application. They should be able to install it by pointing the ``pip install`` command directly at it. Or you can upload it to `PyPI `_ and share it with the rest of the world, where it can be downloaded via ``pip install`` remotely like any other package people download from PyPI.