python3-setuptools-opt (Install newer setuptools in /opt) Setuptools is a fully-featured, actively-maintained, and stable library designed to facilitate packaging Python projects. Installs to /opt/python$PYVER/site-packages. Add the following before the python3 build commands in your Slackbuild to use this version over the stock one in 15.0: PYVER=$(python3 -c 'import sys; print("%d.%d" % sys.version_info[:2])') export PYTHONPATH=/opt/python$PYVER/site-packages