# Sdists for pure-Python projects

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/sdists-for-pure-python-projects/25191>\
**Category:** Packaging\
**Created:** [March 26, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/sdists-for-pure-python-projects/25191 "2023-03-26T12:25:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 26, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/sdists-for-pure-python-projects/25191/3 "2023-03-26T12:46:52Z")

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Yeah… but “build” is where I’m lost. What do you need to “build” in a pure-Python project?

(FWIW, I imagine that a newcomer who doesn’t know about writing C extensions can find the term “build backend” confusing as well, because Python code doesn’t need compilation.)

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