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twine: Check that your distribution's long description should render correctly on PyPI.

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The command "twine check dist/*" is used in the context of Python packaging and distribution management.

In this command, "twine" is a Python package that provides utility options for publishing packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI). It is commonly used to upload projects or libraries built in Python, making them available for others to easily install and use.

The "check" subcommand of Twine is used to perform a series of checks and tests on the distributions (typically in the "dist" folder) before uploading them to PyPI. These checks include verifying the integrity of the package, validating its metadata, and ensuring that it meets the requirements for distribution.

The "dist/*" argument is a file glob pattern that specifies the files on which the "check" command should operate. In this case, it refers to all the files in the "dist" directory that match any format accepted by Twine for distribution, such as source distributions, wheel distributions, or tar.gz archives.

In summary, the command "twine check dist/*" is used to run checks and tests on all the distribution files (in various formats) located in the "dist" directory before uploading them to PyPI.

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