Should I run `python setup.py`?

No. Commands like python setup.py sdist, python setup.py bdist_wheel, and python setup.py install are are deprecated.

Instead to build a wheel or sdist, use python -m build (build):

pip install build

python -m build  # builds both sdist and wheel
python -m build --sdist
python -m build --wheel

To install a package, use pip install:

pip install .  # replacement for python setup.py install
pip install --editable .  # replacement for python setup.py develop

Learn More

• Running setuptools commands
• Why you shouldn’t invoke setup.py directly