Questions tagged [sdist]
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python setup.py register can't decode byte 0xff in position 0
I'm packaging my python code and hope to upload to my pypi,
my setup.py is like this:
#!/usr/bin/env python
from __future__ import print_function
from setuptools import setup, find_packages
import sys
setup(
name="JsonGet",
…

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Add data folder recursively using data_files in Python
I want to add folders mydata1 and mydata2 in root package recursively when install my project. So I write this function in setup.py:
def gen_data_files(*dirs):
results=[]
for datadir in dirs:
results.extend([(p, [os.path.join(p,f)…

aviit
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How to update sdist package of mysql-connector?
I am trying to update sdist package of mysql-connector (from 2.1.6 to 2.2.3, window7) using 'pip install -U mysql-connector', but have failed. See below:
Anyone encountered the same issue and any possible solutions? Many thanks.

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How to run a tests suite that comes in a sdist?
I would like to be able to run the tests suite when "mypackage" has been installed via pip.
I have created the mypackage-version.tar.gz file myself, using python setup.py sdist. mypackage-version.tar.gz does contain the tests/ directory (moreover,…

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Creating a Python Distribution: Trouble inlcluding HTML & JS etc files
I'm using the following script to create a python distribution, a theme/templates set for Pinax. The files are mostly HTML & JS, with the Python files there more for configuration purposes:
import os
import sys
from fnmatch import fnmatchcase
from…

Daryl
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pip install package location issues
I have made a package and install it with pip (have created a sdist package). However when I execute the script that was at the same time install too /usr/local/bin/ it errors because the modules it is trying to import are installed too…

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Using python sdist to create a package that includes generated files in the build directory
I have generated python source files (from protocol buffer definitions) in build/generated-sources that are referenced by my setup.py script:
package_dir={'': 'build/generated-sources/main'},
But sdist.py prunes all files from the build folder.
I…

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None of my .py scripts appear when installing a homemade package
I am trying to create a distributable package for my python project. Python 2.7
I have a setup.py file that includes the following:
from setuptools import setup, find_packages
import sys, os
version = '1.0'
setup(name='my_lovely_package',
…

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Installed new Pypi module looks OK but not recognised by python?
I'm having trouble with a Python package on PyPi. I can't see any answered questions for problems like this (though I've found some unanswered ones), so here goes:
My package BrickPython looks like this:
BrickPython
+ BrickPython
+…

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Python module not installing correctly (linux)
I've been learning python over the past couple of days from Head First Python.
I've reached a point where I have to build a distribution package of a module I've made, called nester, and install it on my system. After installing the module I have…

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