rpm-python-pack

Demo RPM builder for python packages

Clone repo

git clone https://github.com/mbrav/rpm-python-pack.git && \
cd rpm-python-pack/

Option 1: Build Package with PyInstaller

Pyinstaller is by far the best option as it packages all script's dependencies into a binary file that takes up many times less space than a regular python package with all its dependencies.

1. Install PyInstaller

   pip3 install pyinstaller

2. Build package

   pyinstaller cli.py --name python-pack-script --onefile

3. Run binary

   ./dist/python-pack-script

   ✅ You should see output:

   This is python-pack-script v0.0.7!
   

Option 2: Build Python RPM package with setup.py

1. Install rpm package tools

   sudo dnf install -y rpmdevtools rpmlint

2. Build with Python's standard rpm build tool

   python3 setup.py bdist --formats=rpm

   python3 setup.py bdist_wheel --universal

   ℹ️ Convert pyproject.toml to setup.py

   pip3 install poetry2setup --user && \
   poetry2setup > setup.py

3. Install package:

   sudo dnf localinstall dist/python-pack-script-*.noarch.rpm

4. Check package info

   rpm -qi python-pack-script && which python-pack-script

   ✅ You should see info about package like so

   Name        : python-pack-script
   Version     : 0.0.7
   Release     : 1
   Architecture: noarch
   Install Date: Wed 27 Apr 2022 09:15:34 AM UTC
   Group       : Development/Libraries
   Size        : 1155
   License     : UNKNOWN
   Signature   : (none)
   Source RPM  : python-pack-script-0.0.7-1.src.rpm
   Build Date  : Wed 27 Apr 2022 09:11:18 AM UTC
   Build Host  : rocky.local
   Relocations : /usr
   Vendor      : mbrav <mbrav@protonmail.com>
   Summary     : Demo RPM builder for python packages
   Description :
   UNKNOWN
   

5. Run package

   python-pack-script --help

   ✅ You should see output

   This is python-pack-script v0.0.7!
   

✏️ Notes

Setup rpmbuild folder

rpmdev-setuptree

It will create the following folder in your home directory:

rpmbuild/
├── BUILD
├── RPMS
├── SOURCES
├── SPECS
└── SRPMS

Build spec:

rpmbuild -ba ./build/bdist.linux-x86_64/rpm/SPECS/python-pack-script.spec

Option 3: Build Python package with Poetry (WIP)

This uses the new PEP 518 pyproject.yml standard, but a standard process for building rpm packages seems to yet be established

1. Install poetry

2. Build Python package

   poetry build

   ℹ️ Install package with pip

   Create a new python environment and activate it

   python3 -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate

   Install script into environment

   pip3 install --no-cache-dir --force-reinstall \
   dist/python_pack_script-*-py3-none-any.whl

3. Run script

   python -m python_pack_script --help

   ✅ You should see a print in your terminal

Resources

• Using PyInstaller to Easily Distribute Python Applications by Luke Lee
• How to create a Linux RPM package by Valentin Bajrami (Red Hat)
• Packaging a Python Wheel as RPM by Marco Antonio Carcano