Installing ScientificPython as a dependency

Question

I am trying to list ScientificPython as a dependency in my setup.py. However, during the installation process, python seems to not find the package. What is wrong in my approach?

Here is my setup:

import setuptools
setuptools.setup(name = 'MyPack', version = '0.1', 
  description= 'Description.',
  author = 'Me',
  packages = setuptools.find_packages(),
  install_requires = ['ScientificPython'],
  dependency_links = ["https://sourcesup.cru.fr/frs/?group_id=180&release_id=1351#stable-releases-2-8-title-content"])

And this is the important part of the output when I run python setup.py install:

Processing dependencies for MyPack==0.1
Searching for ScientificPython
Reading https://sourcesup.cru.fr/frs/?group_id=180&release_id=1351#stable-releases-2-8-title-content
Download error: unknown url type: https -- Some packages may not be found!
Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/ScientificPython/
Reading http://dirac.cnrs-orleans.fr/ScientificPython/
Reading http://starship.python.net/~hinsen/ScientificPython/
No local packages or download links found for ScientificPython
Best match: None
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 22, in <module>
    dependency_links = ["https://sourcesup.cru.fr/frs/?group_id=180&release_id=1351#stable-releases-2-8-title-content"])
  File "/home/woltan/local/lib/python2.7/distutils/core.py", line 152, in setup
    dist.run_commands()
  File "/home/woltan/local/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line 953, in run_commands
    self.run_command(cmd)
  File "/home/woltan/local/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line 972, in run_command
    cmd_obj.run()
  File "/home/woltan/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg/setuptools/command/install.py", line 76, in run
  File "/home/woltan/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg/setuptools/command/install.py", line 104, in do_egg_install
  File "/home/woltan/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 211, in run
  File "/home/woltan/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 427, in easy_install
  File "/home/woltan/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 478, in install_item
  File "/home/woltan/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 519, in process_distribution
  File "/home/woltan/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 563, in resolve
  File "/home/woltan/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 799, in best_match
  File "/home/woltan/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 811, in obtain
  File "/home/woltan/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 434, in easy_install
  File "/home/woltan/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg/setuptools/package_index.py", line 475, in fetch_distribution
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'clone'

Maybe one issue is, that ScientificPython is somehow not accessible though PyPI, or at least not downloadable as easy_install ScentificPython will fail with No local packages or download links found for ScentificPython.

What do I need to do in order to install ScientificPython with setuptools?

Answer 1

Have you tried putting the direct download link (https://sourcesup.cru.fr/frs/download.php/2309/ScientificPython-2.8.tar.gz) into the dependency_links rather than the html page as your script seems not to find the package and then tries to install None.

edit: just noticed: python apparently is not able to open https resources - try uploading it somewhere without https, using normal http

edit 2: Why don't you just put the whole ScientificPython folder into your distribution folder and make sure its setup.py (or whatever else you need to call) is called by your setup.py?