note that distutils API docs are included in "Distributing Python

Modules"

Doc/lib/distutils.tex

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ modules coded in both Python and C.
 This package is discussed in two separate documents which are included
 in the Python documentation package.  To learn about distributing new
 modules using the \module{distutils} facilities, read
-\citetitle[../dist/dist.html]{Distributing Python Modules}.  To learn
+\citetitle[../dist/dist.html]{Distributing Python Modules}; this
+includes documentation needed to extend distutils.  To learn
 about installing Python modules, whether or not the author made use of
 the \module{distutils} package, read
 \citetitle[../inst/inst.html]{Installing Python Modules}.