Saba Kauser <skau...@rocketsoftware.com> writes: > ... > My package (ibm_db) has LICENSE, README.md and CHANGES files that I want to > be available in the same location as my package is installed I.e under > site-packages. However, with current setup.py > https://github.com/ibmdb/python-ibmdb/blob/master/IBM_DB/ibm_db/setup.py, > these files get installed under python install path. > e.g: C:\Users\skauser\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\LICENSE > > I have specified them as: > data_files = [ ('', ['./README.md']), > ('', ['./CHANGES']), > ('', ['./LICENSE']) ] > > Setup( > .. > package_data = package_data, > data_files = data_files, > include_package_data = True, > cmdclass = cmd_class, > ..) > > Since the directory path is empty, these files get copied under current path > of execution. However, I want them to be copied under the install location of > my package. > Is there any other way I can achieve this?
As you do not want to follow my example, maybe read the "setuptools" documentation. There definitely is a way to achieve your goal -- other than my approach. If necessary override parts of the "distutils/setuptools" machinery. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
