# Automation of portable installation for python and python based tools

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/automation-of-portable-installation-for-python-and-python-based-tools/20256>\
**Category:** Packaging\
**Created:** [October 24, 2022, 9:16am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/automation-of-portable-installation-for-python-and-python-based-tools/20256 "2022-10-24T09:16:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![sinoroc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/sinoroc/32/1607_2.png) [@sinoroc](https://discuss.python.org/u/sinoroc)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/automation-of-portable-installation-for-python-and-python-based-tools/20256/2 "2022-10-24T09:37:58Z")

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Some reading that might be helpful (not sure exactly I understood what the missing pieces of your project are, so I might be a bit off):

- [An Overview of Packaging for Python — Python Packaging User Guide](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/overview/)
- [Creating a standalone CPython distribution](https://discuss.python.org/t/creating-a-standalone-cpython-distribution/19402)
- [PEP 582 – Python local packages directory | peps.python.org](https://peps.python.org/pep-0582/)
- [Allow uploading `.pyz`/zipapp files to PyPI?](https://discuss.python.org/t/allow-uploading-pyz-zipapp-files-to-pypi/19263)

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