setuptools
E97087
setuptools is a widely used Python library for packaging, distributing, and installing Python projects and their dependencies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| setuptools canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T816734 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: setuptools Context triple: [Python Package Index, supportsTool, setuptools]
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A.
Python Package Index
The Python Package Index (PyPI) is the central online repository where developers publish and download open-source Python software packages.
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B.
Python Software Foundation
The Python Software Foundation is a non-profit organization that manages the development, licensing, and community support of the Python programming language.
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C.
GitHub Packages
GitHub Packages is a software package hosting and management service integrated into GitHub, enabling developers to publish, share, and reuse packages alongside their source code and workflows.
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D.
PEP 622
PEP 622 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduced the design for structural pattern matching syntax later adopted in Python 3.10.
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E.
npm
npm is the default package manager and registry for Node.js, widely used to share, install, and manage JavaScript libraries and tools.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: setuptools Target entity description: setuptools is a widely used Python library for packaging, distributing, and installing Python projects and their dependencies.
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A.
Python Package Index
The Python Package Index (PyPI) is the central online repository where developers publish and download open-source Python software packages.
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B.
Python Software Foundation
The Python Software Foundation is a non-profit organization that manages the development, licensing, and community support of the Python programming language.
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C.
GitHub Packages
GitHub Packages is a software package hosting and management service integrated into GitHub, enabling developers to publish, share, and reuse packages alongside their source code and workflows.
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D.
PEP 622
PEP 622 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduced the design for structural pattern matching syntax later adopted in Python 3.10.
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E.
npm
npm is the default package manager and registry for Node.js, widely used to share, install, and manage JavaScript libraries and tools.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Python library
ⓘ
software package ⓘ |
| canGenerate |
console_script entry points
ⓘ
gui_script entry points ⓘ |
| category |
build tool
ⓘ
package management tool ⓘ software development tool ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Python programming language
ⓘ
linked to:
Python
|
| distributionFormat |
sdist
ⓘ
wheel ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
easy_install script
ⓘ
pkg_resources module ⓘ setuptools.command package ⓘ setuptools.setup function ⓘ |
| implements | Python packaging utilities ⓘ |
| license | MIT License ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Python Packaging Authority (PyPA)
ⓘ
linked to:
Python Packaging Authority
|
| partOf | Python packaging ecosystem ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Python ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
build
ⓘ
distutils ⓘ pip ⓘ twine ⓘ virtualenv ⓘ wheel ⓘ |
| replaces | distutils (in many use cases) ⓘ |
| repository | https://github.com/pypa/setuptools ⓘ |
| requires | Python interpreter ⓘ |
| supports |
Python Package Index (PyPI) uploads
ⓘ
entry points for console scripts ⓘ entry points for plugins ⓘ extras (optional dependencies) ⓘ install_requires dependency specification ⓘ namespace packages ⓘ package discovery ⓘ pyproject.toml configuration ⓘ setup.cfg configuration ⓘ source distribution building ⓘ wheel distribution building ⓘ |
| supportsStandard |
PEP 420 (namespace packages)
ⓘ
PEP 440 (versioning scheme) ⓘ
linked to:
PEP 440
PEP 517 (via backends) ⓘ PEP 518 (pyproject.toml build-system) ⓘ PEP 621 (project metadata in pyproject.toml, partially) ⓘ |
| usedBy | Python developers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
distributing Python projects
ⓘ
installing Python projects ⓘ managing Python project dependencies ⓘ packaging Python projects ⓘ |
| usedIn | Python project build process ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: setuptools Description of subject: setuptools is a widely used Python library for packaging, distributing, and installing Python projects and their dependencies.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.