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- Attestations
- The installation guide says attestations are available for releases after 1.2.1 and can be verified with the GitHub CLI.build.pypa.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Backend compatibility
- It invokes standardized PEP 517 build backend hooks and supports backends beyond setuptools.build.pypa.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Backend support
- build uses standardized PEP 517 hooks to communicate with build backends.build.pypa.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Build isolation
- By default, it creates a temporary isolated virtual environment and installs the build backend and its dependencies there.build.pypa.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- CI integrations
- The CI/CD guide includes setup examples for GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Travis CI, Azure Pipelines, and Jenkins.build.pypa.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The guide lists compatibility with Python 3.10 through 3.14 and PyPy 3.10 and 3.11.build.pypa.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Configurable installers
- pip is the default installer for isolated builds, and uv is also supported as an installer.build.pypa.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- It supports backend configuration through repeated -C options or --config-json for complex settings.build.pypa.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Install options
- The official guide recommends installation with uv and also documents pip and pipx.build.pypa.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The CI/CD guide gives examples for GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Travis CI, Azure Pipelines, Jenkins, Docker, and tox.build.pypa.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Isolation
- Builds use a temporary isolated virtual environment by default, and the environment is removed after the build.build.pypa.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Limit
- For native wheels across multiple platforms and Python versions, the guide recommends cibuildwheel, which can call a build frontend such as build.build.pypa.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Maintainer
- The documentation copyright line names Filipe Laíns.build.pypa.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Optional extras
- Optional virtualenv and uv extras support alternative isolation and installer setups.build.pypa.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Outputs
- By default, it builds a source distribution and a wheel in the dist/ directory.build.pypa.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Private indexes
- It can use private package indexes through pip environment variables, and the guide warns that extra indexes can allow package shadowing.build.pypa.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- build is a simple Python packaging frontend that reads pyproject.toml and invokes build backends to create distribution packages.build.pypa.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- build is a Python packaging frontend that reads pyproject.toml and invokes build backends to create distribution packages.build.pypa.io · read 8 Oct 2026
