Feat: Support for other python package tools and not assuming setup.py is present

[lsfischer]

Describe Request:

The command python/dist assumes the presence of a setup.py

python setup.py sdist
python setup.py bdist_wheel

however since PEP-621 pyproject.toml is the preferred way to package python projects.
I suggest a bit of tooling is created to identify which configuration file is in use for a project and not assume a file which is not the standard (even if it is the de facto standard).

Python docs also mention using the build module to generate distribution archives instead

pip install build && python -m build

Examples:

Assuming the existence of setup.py leads to errors for projects that do not include it

Supporting Documentation Links:

• PEP-621
• Python packaging docs

[marboledacci]

Hi @lsfischer, the parameter build-tool allows to pass two values, wheel and build, it defaults to wheel. When you pass build, the strategy you mentioned is used: pip install build && python -m build.

If setting build-tool to build doesn't work, please give me more details about the solution you would like.