---
name: "py2dsc-deb"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-stdeb"
version: "0.10.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/py2dsc-deb"
---

# py2dsc-deb(1)

dpkg-buildpackage wrapper that integrates with py2dsc and build binary package

## NAME

py2dsc-deb - dpkg-buildpackage wrapper that integrates with py2dsc and build binary package

## DESCRIPTION

usage: py2dsc-deb \[options\] distfile

-

  or: py2dsc-deb **--help**

where distfile is a .zip or .tar.gz file built with the sdist command of distutils.

## OPTIONS

- **--dist-dir** (**-d**)

  directory to put final built distributions in (default='deb\_dist')

- **--patch-already-applied** (**-a**)

  patch was already applied (used when py2dsc calls sdist\_dsc)

- **--default-distribution**

  deprecated (see **--suite**)

- **--suite** (**-z**)

  distribution name to use if not specified in .cfg (default='unstable')

- **--default-maintainer**

  deprecated (see **--maintainer**)

- **--maintainer** (**-m**)

  maintainer name and email to use if not specified in .cfg (default from setup.py)

- **--debian-version**

  debian version (Default: 1)

- **--extra-cfg-file** (**-x**)

  additional .cfg file (in addition to stdeb.cfg if present)

- **--patch-file** (**-p**)

  patch file applied before setup.py called (incompatible with file specified in .cfg)

- **--patch-level** (**-l**)

  patch file applied before setup.py called (incompatible with file specified in .cfg)

- **--patch-posix** (**-q**)

  apply the patch with **--posix** mode

- **--remove-expanded-source-dir** (**-r**)

  remove the expanded source directory

- **--ignore-install-requires** (**-i**)

  ignore the requirements from requires.txt in the egg-info directory

- **--pycentral-backwards-compatibility**

  This option has no effect, is here for backwards compatibility, and may be removed someday.

- **--workaround-548392**

  This option has no effect, is here for backwards compatibility, and may be removed someday.

- **--no-backwards-compatibility**

  This option has no effect, is here for backwards compatibility, and may be removed someday.

- **--guess-conflicts-provides-replaces**

  If True, attempt to guess Conflicts/Provides/Replaces in debian/control based on apt-cache output. (Default=False).

- **--with-python2**

  If True, build package for python 2. (Default=False).

- **--with-python3**

  If True, build package for python 3. (Default=True).

- **--no-python2-scripts**

  If True, do not install scripts for python 2. (Default=False).

- **--no-python3-scripts**

  If True, do not install scripts for python 3. (Default=False).

- **--force-x-python3-version**

  Override default minimum python3:any dependency with value from x-python3- version

- **--allow-virtualenv-install-location**

  Allow installing into */some/random/virtualenv-path*

- **--compat** (**-c**)

  Debian compatibility level (Default=9)

- **--with-dh-virtualenv**

  Use dh\_virtualenv to build the package instead of python\_distutils. This is useful to embed an application with all its dependencies and dont touch to the system libraries.

- **--with-dh-systemd**

  Adds the systemd addon that will dh\_systemd\_enable anddh\_systemd\_start helpers at the correct time during build.

- **--sign-results**

  Use gpg to sign the resulting .dsc and .changes file

- **--ignore-source-changes**

  Ignore all changes on source when building source package (add **-i**.\* option to dpkg-source)