python-packaging

python-packaging is a skill for Claude Code from Jartan-LLC/grimoire. It costs 25 tokens per session (911 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

Guidance for turning Python code into installable packages and publishing them through PyPI, the public directory of Python packages. It covers project files, build settings, package formats, and common build tools.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when creating a reusable Python library, preparing wheel or source files, configuring package metadata, or publishing to public or private package repositories.
Why use it?
It helps avoid packages that are difficult to build, install, or distribute. It also explains modern settings such as pyproject.toml and testing releases through TestPyPI.

Skill for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: user-invocable in frontmatter.

Part of the pythonica plugin — 17 skills shipped together

Good fit Use it when creating a reusable Python library, preparing wheel or source files, configuring package metadata, or publishing to public or private package repositories.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/jartan-llc/grimoire/python-packaging
Install

Getting it into your agent

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Any agent
npx skills add Jartan-LLC/grimoire --skill python-packaging
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Jartan-LLC/grimoire

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install pythonica, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 17 skills.

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When invoked 911 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
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Opus 5.5 $0.00010 $0.00364
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00005 $0.00182
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00091

Measured 1mo ago against content hash 6b894791c9fa, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

python-packaging scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 1mo ago.

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Nothing flagged

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plugins/pythonica/skills/python-packaging/SKILL.md · 156 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 156 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Python Packaging

Comprehensive guide to creating, structuring, and distributing Python packages using modern packaging tools, pyproject.toml, and publishing to PyPI.

Core Concepts

1. Package Structure

  • Source layout: src/package_name/ (recommended)
  • Flat layout: package_name/ (simpler but less flexible)
  • Package metadata: pyproject.toml, setup.py, or setup.cfg
  • Distribution formats: wheel (.whl) and source distribution (.tar.gz)

2. Modern Packaging Standards

  • PEP 517/518: Build system requirements
  • PEP 621: Metadata in pyproject.toml
  • PEP 660: Editable installs
  • pyproject.toml: Single source of configuration

3. Build Backends

  • setuptools: Traditional, widely used
  • hatchling: Modern, opinionated
  • flit: Lightweight, for pure Python
  • poetry: Dependency management + packaging

4. Distribution

  • PyPI: Python Package Index (public)
  • TestPyPI: Testing before production
  • Private repositories: JFrog, AWS CodeArtifact, etc.

Quick Start

Minimal Package Structure

my-package/
|-- pyproject.toml
|-- README.md
|-- LICENSE
|-- src/
|   `-- my_package/
|       |-- __init__.py
|       `-- module.py
`-- tests/
    `-- test_module.py

Minimal pyproject.toml

[build-system]
requires = ["setuptools>=61.0"]
build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"

[project]
name = "my-package"
version = "0.1.0"
description = "A short description"
authors = [{name = "Your Name", email = "[email protected]"}]
readme = "README.md"
requires-python = ">=3.8"
dependencies = [
    "requests>=2.28.0",
]

[project.optional-dependencies]
dev = [
    "pytest>=7.0",
    "black>=22.0",
]

Package Structure Patterns

Pattern 1: Source Layout (Recommended)

my-package/
|-- pyproject.toml
|-- README.md
|-- LICENSE
|-- .gitignore
|-- src/
|   `-- my_package/
|       |-- __init__.py
|       |-- core.py
|       |-- utils.py
|       `-- py.typed          # For type hints
|-- tests/
|   |-- __init__.py
|   |-- test_core.py
|   `-- test_utils.py
`-- docs/
    `-- index.md

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Files

What ships with it

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Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

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  1. 1mo ago First seen · 156 lines · 25 tokens per session scan A 6b894791c9fa

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python-packaging is a skill published in the GitHub repository Jartan-LLC/grimoire (2 stars, last pushed today), licensed MIT. It adds 25 tokens to every session and 911 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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