[Python] How to migrate from a simple Python project : requirements.txt setup.py (setuptools),...

If I want to use uv in an already existing project named my_project with only a requirements.txt (or requirements.in), and simple setup.py(setuptools), that has been installed with pip install -e ..

How would I switch from setuptools to uv?

If my project has this file configuration:

my_project
├── my_project
│ └── hello.py
├── tests
│ └── test_hello.py
├── Makefile
├── README.md
├── requirements.txt
└── setup.py


The uv documentation offer two type of projects organisation, the app (uv init --app example-app) that correspond to the one I have, and the library one uv init --lib example-lib, which is based on a src layout organisation.

uv allows to publish a library directly on Pypi, do I need to change my layout for a src one if I want to deploy library with uv?

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