Safely using setup.cfg for metadata | by David Shawley | Medium

Mastering the setup -file pattern transforms you from a user who clicks "Next" to an engineer who automates infrastructure. By externalizing configuration into dedicated files, you gain auditability, speed, and consistency.

: Unpacking compressed application files to the local drive.

For non-Python projects:

Even with a perfect configuration file, things go wrong. Here are the top three errors and their fixes.