PyBuilder

PyBuilder is a software build tool written in 100% pure Python, mainly targeting Python applications.

PyBuilder is based on the concept of dependency based programming, but it also comes with a powerful plugin mechanism, allowing the construction of build life cycles similar to those known from other famous (Java) build tools.

PyBuilder is running on the following versions of Python: 2.6, 2.7, 3.3, 3.4 and PyPy.

See the Travis Build for version specific output.

Installing

PyBuilder is available using pip:

$ pip install pybuilder

See the Cheeseshop page for more information.

Getting started

PyBuilder emphasizes simplicity. If you want to build a pure Python project and use the recommended directory layout, all you have to do is create a file build.py with the following content:

from pybuilder.core import use_plugin

use_plugin("python.core")
use_plugin("python.unittest")
use_plugin("python.coverage")
use_plugin("python.distutils")

default_task = "publish"

See the PyBuilder homepage for more details.

Plugins

PyBuilder provides a lot of plugins out of the box that utilize tools and libraries commonly used in Python projects:

python.coverage - Uses the standard coverage module to calculate unit test line coverage.
python.distutils - Provides support to generate and use setup.py files.
python.django - Provides support for developing Django applications.
python.frosted - Lint source files with frosted
python.flake8 - Provides support for flake8
python.pep8 - Provides support for pep8
python.install_dependencies - Installs the projects build and runtime dependencies using pip
python.pychecker - Provides support for pychecker
python.Pydev - Generates project files to import projects into Eclipse PyDev
python.PyCharm - Generates project files to import projects into Jetbrains PyCharm
python.pylint - Executes pylint on your sources.
python.pymetrics - Calculates several metrics using pymetrics
python.unittest - Executes unittest test cases
python.integrationtest - Executes python scripts as integrations tests
python.pytddmon - Provides visual feedback about unit tests through pytddmon
python.cram - Runs cram tests
python.sphinx - Build your documentation with sphinx
python.sonarqube - Analyze your project with SonarQube.
python.snakefood - Analyze your code dependencies with snakefood.

In addition, a few common plugins are provided:

copy_resources - Copies files.
filter_resources - Filters files by replacing tokens with configuration values.
source_distribution - Bundles a source distribution for shipping.

External plugins:

pybuilder_aws_plugin - handle AWS functionality

Release Notes

The release notes can be found here. There will also be a git tag with each release. Please note that we do not currently promote tags to GitHub "releases".

Development