[Python] Can I specify a different directory for transient files, when invoking Python...

I currently build my simple Python module with a command like:

python3 -m build --wheel --outdir /tmp .


This creates the /tmp/mypackage-0.1-py3-none-any.whl -- as one would expect. However, it also creates the myproject.egg-info/ and build/ subdirectories in the project directory (next to the pyproject.toml), which I find annoying -- it should be possible for the project directory to be read-only.

The python3.11 -m build --help does not list any options, that'd allow to specify a different path for the transient files/folders. Is there some undocumented method, perhaps?

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