Combine keyword documentation

changelog.d/3307.doc.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Added introduction to references/keywords
+Added deprecation tags to test kwargs
+Moved userguide/keywords to deprecated section
+Clarified in deprecated doc what keywords came from distutils and which were added or changed by setuptools

docs/conf.py

@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@
     },
 }
 
+# Redirect old docs so links and references in the ecosystem don't break
+extensions += ['sphinx_reredirects']
+redirects = {
+    "userguide/keywords": "/deprecated/changed_keywords.html",
+}
+
 # Add support for inline tabs
 extensions += ['sphinx_inline_tabs']
 

docs/deprecated/changed_keywords.rst

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+New and Changed ``setup()`` Keywords
+====================================
+
+This document tracks historical differences between ``setuptools`` and
+``distutils``.
+
+Since ``distutils`` was scheduled for removal from the standard library in
+Python 3.12, and ``setuptools`` started its adoption, these differences became less
+relevant.
+Please check :doc:`/references/keywords` for a complete list of keyword
+arguments that can be passed to the ``setuptools.setup()`` function and
+a their full description.
+
+.. tab:: Supported by both ``distutils`` and ``setuptoools``
+
+    ``name`` string
+
+    ``version`` string
+
+    ``description`` string
+
+    ``long_description`` string
+
+    ``long_description_content_type`` string
+
+    ``author`` string
+
+    ``author_email`` string
+
+    ``maintainer`` string
+
+    ``maintainer_email`` string
+
+    ``url`` string
+
+    ``download_url`` string
+
+    ``packages`` list
+
+    ``py_modules`` list
+
+    ``scripts`` list
+
+    ``ext_package`` string
+
+    ``ext_modules`` list
+
+    ``classifiers`` list
+
+    ``distclass`` Distribution subclass
+
+    ``script_name`` string
+
+    ``script_args`` list
+
+    ``options`` dictionary
+
+    ``license`` string
+
+    ``license_file`` string **deprecated**
+
+    ``license_files`` list
+
+    ``keywords`` string or list
+
+    ``platforms`` list
+
+    ``cmdclass`` dictionary
+
+    ``data_files`` list **deprecated**
+
+    ``package_dir`` dictionary
+
+    ``requires`` string or list **deprecated**
+
+    ``obsoletes`` list **deprecated**
+
+    ``provides`` list
+
+.. tab:: Added or changed by ``setuptoools``
+
+    ``include_package_data`` bool
+
+    ``exclude_package_data`` dictionary
+
+    ``package_data`` dictionary
+
+    ``zip_safe`` bool
+
+    ``install_requires`` string or list
+
+    ``entry_points`` dictionary
+
+    ``extras_require`` dictionary
+
+    ``python_requires`` string
+
+    ``setup_requires`` string or list **deprecated**
+
+    ``dependency_links`` list **deprecated**
+
+    ``namespace_packages`` list
+
+    ``test_suite`` string or function **deprecated**
+
+    ``tests_require`` string or list **deprecated**
+
+    ``test_loader`` class **deprecated**
+
+    ``eager_resources`` list
+
+    ``project_urls`` dictionary

docs/deprecated/index.rst

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ objectives.
 .. toctree::
     :maxdepth: 1
 
+    changed_keywords
     python_eggs
     easy_install
     distutils/index