Updated project description (#5178)

abravalheri · web-flow · commit 41595afe43f6 · 2026-02-10T02:12:55.000Z
diff --git a/docs/setuptools.rst b/docs/setuptools.rst
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ Building and Distributing Packages with Setuptools
 ==================================================
 
 ``Setuptools`` is a collection of enhancements to the Python ``distutils``
-that allow developers to more easily build and
-distribute Python packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other
-packages.
+that allow developers to more easily build Python packages, including those
+that have dependencies on other packages and C/C++ extension modules.
 
 Packages built and distributed using ``setuptools`` look to the user like
 ordinary Python packages based on the ``distutils``.
diff --git a/newsfragments/4941.misc.rst b/newsfragments/4941.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Updated project description -- by :user:`Avasam`
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ version = "82.0.0"
 authors = [
 	{ name = "Python Packaging Authority", email = "distutils-sig@python.org" },
 ]
-description = "Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages"
+description = "Most extensible Python build backend with support for C/C++ extension modules"
 readme = "README.rst"
 classifiers = [
 	"Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",

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`14`	`14`	`authors = [`
`15`	`15`	`{ name = "Python Packaging Authority", email = "distutils-sig@python.org" },`
`16`	`16`	`]`
`17`		`-description = "Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages"`
	`17`	`+description = "Most extensible Python build backend with support for C/C++ extension modules"`
`18`	`18`	`readme = "README.rst"`
`19`	`19`	`classifiers = [`
`20`	`20`	`"Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",`