tml">egg</a> which is now deprecated in lieu of the <a class="reference external" href="https://pypi.org/project/wheel/">Python Wheel</a> and brought to us via <a class="reference external" href="https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0427/#abstract">PEP 0427</a></p>
<p>There’s even a site tracking the <a class="reference external" href="https://pythonwheels.com/">egg to wheel</a> conversion.</p>
<p>As I worked through it the clear choice is wheel.  It’s newer and includes distribution specific information