NAME

       py2dsc - creates Debian source package from Python package

DESCRIPTION

       usage: py2dsc [options] distfile

              or: py2dsc --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)