myproject/
├── src/
│   ├── myproject/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── entry.py
│   │   └── module1.py
├── setup.py
├── README.md

setup.py

from setuptools import setup, find_packages

setup(
    name="myproject",
    version="0.1.0",
    packages=find_packages(where="src"),
    package_dir={"": "src"},
    entry_points={
        "console_scripts": [
            "myproject=myproject.entry:main",
        ],
    },
)  

Important notes:

• packages=find_packages(where=„src“) → ensures all packages inside src/ are included.
• package_dir={„“: „src“} → tells setuptools that the root of packages is src/.
• entry_points → your CLI script. It must point to a function, e.g., main() in entry.py:

1. Create source distribution

   python3 setup.py sdist

2. Convert to Debian package format

   py2dsc dist/myproject-0.1.0.tar.gz

3. Build the actual .deb

   cd deb_dist/myproject-0.1.0-1
   dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc