#### Linux From Scratch - Version r13.0-6

### Chapter 8. Installing Basic System Software

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# 8.55. Packaging-26.0

The packaging module is a Python library that provides utilities that implement the interoperability specifications which have clearly one correct behaviour (PEP440) or benefit greatly from having a single shared implementation (PEP425). This includes utilities for version handling, specifiers, markers, tags, and requirements.

Approximate build time: less than 0.1 SBU
Required disk space: 1.6 MB

## 8.55.1. Installation of Packaging

Compile packaging with the following command:

    pip3 wheel -w dist --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation --no-deps $PWD

Install packaging with the following command:

    pip3 install --no-index --find-links dist packaging

## 8.55.2. Contents of Packaging

Installed directories: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/packaging and /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/packaging-26.0.dist-info

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