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I am trying to set a package with sub-packages in python. Here is the tree structure that I have at the moment:
myPackage ├── __init__.py ├── mySubPackage1 │ ├── foo2.py │ ├── foo.py │ └── __init__.py ├── mySubPackage2 │ ├── bar2.py │ ├── bar.py │ └── __init__.py └── setup.py All __init__.py are empty. Here is my setup.py:
from distutils.core import setup if __name__ == "__main__": setup( name='myPackage', package_dir = { 'mySubPackage1': 'mySubPackage1', 'mySubPackage2': 'mySubPackage2'}, packages=['mySubPackage1', 'mySubPackage2'], ) The problem is that, when I run python setup.py install from myPackage, the sub packages are installed into dist-packages:
/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/mySubPackage1 /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/mySubPackage2 I guess the problem is my setup.py, but I don't know how to fix it? Should it be in the parent directory of myPackage? If so, then how does it work when I pack the package into a zip using python setup.py sdist?
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Packages can be nested to contain subpackages, and that can be done to an arbitrary depth.
In Python, a namespace package allows you to spread Python code among several projects. This is useful when you want to release related libraries as separate downloads.
Packages are of two types, namely First, we need to think of a way to structure our code, so that others can access our code functionalities. In Python, to make a package, we need to add an __init__.py to the directory. Here, we are going to make a package called test_package. Let’s write the __init__.py
The structure of a simple Python package with two modules is as follows: . As mentioned, packages can contain sub-packages. We can use sub-packages to organize our code further. I’ll show you how to do that in more detail in one of the sections below. Let’s first take a look at the structure of a package with sub-packages: .
To understand this better, the following image illustrates the structure of Python packages. Although a package is also a directory, the main distinction between these two is that the package contains __init__.py file and the directory doesn’t. The __init__.py file makes an ordinary directory into a Python package.
However, when it comes to installing and using these packages, newcomers often find themselves running into issues with missing permissions, incompatible library dependencies, and installations that break in surprising ways. The Zen of Python states: "There should be one—and preferably only one—obvious way to do it."
Just use setuptools instead of distutils, it has find_packages exactly for that purpose:
from setuptools import setup, find_packages setup( name='myPackage', packages=find_packages(), ) If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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