I am trying to create a Python package, and I have a directory structure like this:
mypkg/ ├── __init__.py ├── module1 │ ├── x.py │ ├── y.py │ └── z.txt └── module2 ├── a.py └── b.py
Then I added all the files in MANIFEST.in
and when I check the created archive, it had all the files.
When I do python setup.py install
in the dist-packages/mypkg/module1
. I see only the Python files and not z.txt
.
I have z.txt
in both MANIFEST.in
and setup.py
:
setup ( packages = [ 'mypkg', 'mypkg.module1', 'mypkg.module2', ], package_data = { 'mypkg': ['module1/z.txt'] }, include_package_data = True, ... )
I tried adding the file as data_files
as well but that created a directory in /usr/local
. I want to keep it inside the source code directory as the code uses that data.
I have read the posts listed below but I keep getting confused about what is the right way to keep z.txt
in the right location after setup.py install
.
The package_data argument is a dictionary that maps from package names to lists of glob patterns. Note that the data files specified using the package_data option neither require to be included within a MANIFEST.in file, nor require to be added by a revision control system plugin.
Place the files that you want to include in the package directory (in our case, the data has to reside in the roman/ directory). Add the field include_package_data=True in setup.py. Add the field package_data={'': [... patterns for files you want to include, relative to package dir...]} in setup.py .
Try using setuptools instead of distutils.
Update: It got fixed when I started using setuptools instead of distutils.core. I think it was some problem with distutils not agreeing with manifest while setuptools worked without any changes in the code. I recommend using setuptools in the future. Using the link here : setup tools- developers guide
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