Buildout

Buildout is a software build automation tool for building a codebase. It is primarily used to download and setup dependencies in Python eggs format of the software being developed or deployed. Recipes for build tasks in any environment can be created, and many are already available. The tool is open-source and written in Python.

Buildout

Developer(s)	Jim Fulton (programmer)
Stable release	4.1.10[1]  / 21 May 2025; 4 days ago (21 May 2025)
Repository	github.com/buildout/buildout
Written in	Python
Operating system	Windows, POSIX
Type	Software development tools
License	Zope Public License
Website	www.buildout.org , PyPI page

This article is about the open source software build tool. For the North American word meaning "the growth, development, or expansion of something", see wikt:buildout.

Features

• Segregates configuration from scripts
• Configuration files are formatted as INI
• Support for setuptools and eggs^[2]
• Plugin support through Buildout recipes^[3]

Examples

Example configuration file:

  [buildout]
  develop = .
  parts = test

  [test]
  recipe = zc.recipe.testrunner
  eggs = theegg

Notable applications

• Grok
• Plone^[4]
• Zope

See also

• List of build automation software