Build: add pyproject.toml (PEP 621) with setuptools backend and console script; Docs: explain what it takes to make pyproject.toml and how to build/install.

README.md

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   - Prefer a modern pyproject.toml with a build backend (e.g., setuptools, hatchling, poetry).
   - Legacy projects can use setup.py/setup.cfg.
 - Reference: Packaging Python Projects (Python Packaging User Guide) https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/tutorials/packaging-projects/
+
+
+## What does it take to make a pyproject.toml?
+
+To package this project so it can be installed with pip (and optionally published to PyPI), you need a pyproject.toml that:
+
+- Declares a build backend in [build-system] (e.g., setuptools)
+- Provides PEP 621 project metadata in [project]
+- Tells the backend what to include (for a single-module project like this, use py-modules)
+- Optionally defines a console script entry point so users can run a command after installation
+
+A minimal, working pyproject.toml for this repository looks like this:
+
+```toml
+[build-system]
+requires = [
+  "setuptools>=64",
+  "wheel"
+]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "tasmota-manager"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Discover, monitor, and manage Tasmota devices via UniFi Controller."
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.6"
+license = { text = "MIT" }
+authors = [
+  { name = "TasmotaManager Contributors" }
+]
+dependencies = [
+  "requests",
+  "urllib3"
+]
+
+[project.scripts]
+# After installation, users can run `tasmota-manager`
+# which calls main() inside TasmotaManager.py
+"tasmota-manager" = "TasmotaManager:main"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+# This project is a single-module distribution (TasmotaManager.py)
+py-modules = ["TasmotaManager"]
+```
+
+Build and install locally:
+- Install the build tool (once): `pip install build`
+- Build the distribution: `python -m build`
+  - Artifacts will be placed in `dist/` (a .whl and a .tar.gz)
+- Install the wheel: `pip install dist/tasmota_manager-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl`
+  - After install, run: `tasmota-manager --help`
+
+Optional: publish to PyPI
+- `pip install twine`
+- `twine upload dist/*`
+
+That’s all it takes: choose a backend, declare metadata, and include your module(s). For larger projects with packages (src layouts), you would adjust the setuptools configuration accordingly.

pyproject.toml

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+[build-system]
+requires = [
+  "setuptools>=64",
+  "wheel"
+]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "tasmota-manager"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Discover, monitor, and manage Tasmota devices via UniFi Controller."
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.6"
+license = { text = "MIT" }
+authors = [
+  { name = "TasmotaManager Contributors" }
+]
+dependencies = [
+  "requests",
+  "urllib3"
+]
+
+[project.scripts]
+# After installation, users can run `tasmota-manager` from the shell
+# which calls the main() function inside TasmotaManager.py
+"tasmota-manager" = "TasmotaManager:main"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+# This project is a single-module distribution (TasmotaManager.py)
+py-modules = ["TasmotaManager"]