If I recall correctly, 'pip install --target' works by installing into a temporary directory, then copying only the library part to the target directory. So it will throw away any docs/examples/scripts that would be installed outside the importable package.
On Tue, Apr 10, 2018, at 10:08 PM, Michael Schwager wrote: > It looks like the following setup.py will do what I want, but it won't > install the examples when I use --target:> > from setuptools import setup, find_packages > from codecs import open > from os import path > > with open(path.join('.', 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f: > long_description = f.read() > > setup( > name='kivydnd', > version='0.5.0', > description='Kivy Drag-n-Drop for Widgets', > long_description=long_description, > long_description_content_type='text/markdown', > url='https://github.com/GreyGnome/KivyDnD', > author='GreyGnome', > author_email='mschw...@gmail.com', > license='Apache License 2.0', > keywords='kivy drag-n-drop', > packages=find_packages(exclude=[]), > data_files=[('share/kivydnd-examples', > [ > 'examples/dndexample1.py', > 'examples/dndexample2.py', > 'examples/dndexample3.py', > 'examples/dndexample_copy_draggable.py', > 'examples/dndexample_drop_groups.py', > 'examples/dndexample_relative_layout.py', > 'examples/example_base_classes.py', > 'examples/example_base_classes.pyc', > ] > )], > ) > > > On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 12:48 AM, Michael Schwager > <mschw...@gmail.com> wrote:>> Hello, >> I am trying to install a module with a package and also an examples >> directory. How do I get my examples installed on users' machines into >> a reasonable location, in a cross-platform kind of way?>> >> I notice that a number of Python examples are installed in >> /usr/share (in Linux) or in >> <home>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\Share on Windows 8.>> >> So in my setup.py, I have this: >> >> from setuptools import setup, find_packages >> from codecs import open >> from os import path >> >> with open(path.join('.', 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f: >> long_description = f.read() >> >> setup( >> name='kivydnd', >> version='0.5.0', >> description='Kivy Drag-n-Drop for Widgets', >> long_description=long_description, >> long_description_content_type='text/markdown', >> url='https://github.com/GreyGnome/KivyDnD', >> author='GreyGnome', >> author_email='myem...@example.com', >> license='Apache License 2.0', >> keywords='kivy drag-n-drop', >> packages=find_packages(exclude=[]), >> data_files=[('share/kivydnd-examples', >> ['examples/dndexample1.py',])],>> ) >> >> But when I try to install them on Linux, I don't see the >> dndexample1.py file anywhere:>> >> python setup.py sdist >> pip install --target=/home/schwager/lib/python dist/kivydnd- >> 0.5.0.tar.gz --log /tmp/piplog>> >> (Note that I am using a different target for testing). >> >> The piplog shows that it at least tried to do something with the >> examples, but I can find a directory by that name anywhere in my home >> directory:>> >> <snippet from log> >> creating /tmp/tmpirrDx8/share/kivydnd-examples >> copying examples/dndexample1.py -> /tmp/tmpirrDx8/share/kivydnd- >> examples>> >> Thanks! >> -- >> -Mike Schwager >> > > > > -- > -Mike Schwager > _________________________________________________ > Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
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