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Setuptools builds on Python’s distutils to provide easier building, distribution, and installation of libraries and applications.

setuptools troubles -- excluding packages, including data files

I'm fairly new to setuptools. I've seen a few similar questions and it drives a little bit insane that I've …

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module not found during load_entry_point in Python

I'm trying to create an entry point for the main method in one of my python modules, and there seems …

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How do I use data in package_data from source code?

In setup.py, I have specified package_data like this: packages=['hermes'], package_dir={'hermes': 'hermes'}, package_data={'hermes': ['templates/*.…

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Create a python executable using setuptools

I have a small python application that I would like to make into a downloadable / installable executable for UNIX-like systems. …

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Change default dist folder with setuptools

I'm using setuptools 0.6 to package my code. By default when I type python setup.py sdist, the tool creates a …

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How to download cross-platform wheels via pip?

I'm accustomed to pre-downloading packages using Pip, then copying them over to a target machine for deployment. With the newly …

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why do I keep getting this message when installing saying EntryPoint must be in 'name=module:attrs [extras]

Hi I am on OSx Mavericks, using python 2.7 and pip version 6.0.8 and setuptools version 12.2. When I try to install my …

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How do I force `setup.py test` to install dependencies into my `virtualenv`?

In a crusade to make my application pip-installable, I'm fighting big fights with setuptools and distribute. I assume my dependencies …

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Eggs in path before PYTHONPATH environment variable

If I have packages installed from easy_install, the eggs are prepended to sys.path before the items in the …

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python: simple example for a python egg with a one-file source file?

I'm not quite sure how to build a really simple one-file source module. Is there a sample module out there …

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