tldr/pages/common/uv-build.md

uv build

Build Python packages into source distributions and wheels. More information: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/reference/cli/#uv-build.

• Build a package in the current directory:

uv build

• Build a package from a specific directory:

uv build {{path/to/directory}}

• Build only a wheel (skip source distribution):

uv build --wheel

• Build only a source distribution (skip wheel):

uv build --sdist

• Build and output to a specific directory:

uv build {{[-o|--out-dir]}} {{path/to/output}}

• Build a specific package in a workspace:

uv build --package {{package_name}}

• Build all packages in the workspace:

uv build {{[--all|--all-packages]}}

• Build with a specific Python interpreter:

uv build {{[-p|--python]}} {{python3.11}}