Questions tagged [setup.py]
setup.py is a Python script required by libraries packaged and distributed with Distutils.
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python setup.py uninstall
I have installed a python package with python setup.py install.
How do I uninstall it?
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Why is python setup.py saying invalid command 'bdist_wheel' on Travis CI?
My Python package has a setup.py which builds fine locally on Ubuntu Trusty and on a fresh Vagrant Ubuntu Trusty VM when I provision it like this:
sudo apt-get install python python-dev --force-yes --...
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error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat
I tried to install the Python package dulwich:
pip install dulwich
But I get a cryptic error message:
error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat
The same happens if I try installing the package manually:
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Python 3: ImportError "No Module named Setuptools"
I'm having troubles with installing packages in Python 3.
I have always installed packages with setup.py install. But now, when I try to install the ansicolors package I get:
importerror "No ...
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Standard way to embed version into Python package?
Is there a standard way to associate version string with a Python package in such way that I could do the following?
import foo
print(foo.version)
I would imagine there's some way to retrieve that ...
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requirements.txt vs setup.py
I started working with Python. I've added requirements.txt and setup.py to my project. But, I am still confused about the purpose of both files. I have read that setup.py is designed for ...
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How do I install Python packages in Google's Colab?
In a project, I have e.g. two different packages, How can I use the setup.py to install these two packages in the Google's Colab, so that I can import the packages?
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Difference between 'python setup.py install' and 'pip install'
I have an external package I want to install into my python virtualenv from a tar file.
What is the best way to install the package?
I've discovered 2 ways that can do it:
Extract the tar file, then ...
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Post-install script with Python setuptools
Is it possible to specify a post-install Python script file as part of the setuptools setup.py file so that a user can run the command:
python setup.py install
on a local project file archive, or
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No module named setuptools
I want to install setup file of twilio. When I install it through given command it is given me an error:
No module named setuptools.
Could you please let me know what should I do?
I am using ...
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pip install . creates only the dist-info not the package
I am trying to make a python package which I want to install using pip install . locally. The package name is listed in pip freeze but import <package> results in an error No module named <...
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When to use pip requirements file versus install_requires in setup.py?
I'm using pip with virtualenv to package and install some Python libraries.
I'd imagine what I'm doing is a pretty common scenario. I'm the maintainer on several libraries for which I can specify ...
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Difference between entry_points/console_scripts and scripts in setup.py?
There are basically two ways to install Python console scripts to my path by setup.py:
setup(
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entry_points = {
'console_scripts': [
'foo = package.module:func',
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What is the difference between `extras_require()` and `install_requires()` in setup.py?
I am trying to understand the difference between extras_require() and install_requires() in setup.py but haven't been able to get it. Both are used for installing Python dependencies, but what's the ...
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distutils: How to pass a user defined parameter to setup.py?
How can I pass a user-defined parameter both from the command line and setup.cfg configuration file to distutils' setup.py script?
I want to write a setup.py script, which accepts my package specific ...
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How may I override the compiler (GCC) flags that setup.py uses by default?
I understand that setup.py uses the same CFLAGS that were used to build Python. I have a single C extension of ours that is segfaulting. I need to build it without -O2 because -O2 is optimizing out ...
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Why does "python setup.py sdist" create unwanted "PROJECT-egg.info" in project root directory?
When I run
python setup.py sdist
it creates an sdist in my ./dist directory. This includes a "PROJECT-egg.info" file in the zip inside my "dist" folder, which I don't use, but it doesn't hurt me, ...
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Using an extra python package index url with setup.py
Is there a way to use an extra Python package index (ala pip --extra-index-url pypi.example.org mypackage) with setup.py so that running python setup.py install can find the packages hosted on pypi....
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How to add package data recursively in Python setup.py?
I have a new library that has to include a lot of subfolders of small datafiles, and I'm trying to add them as package data. Imagine I have my library as so:
library
- foo.py
- bar.py
data
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Is it possible to include subdirectories using dist utils (setup.py) as part of package data?
Basically my python package is setup like:
module
\_examples
\_folder1
\_file1.py
\_file2.py
\_folder2
\_file1.py
\_file2.py
Basically I want to just use:
package_data = {
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Specifying command line scripts in pyproject.toml
I'm trying to add a pyproject.toml to a project that's been using setup.py in order to enable support by pipx. I'd like to specify the command line scripts the project includes in pyproject.toml, but ...
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How to include and install local dependencies in setup.py in Python?
I am creating a setup.py to distribute my application.
This application has a number of dependencies which can be installed via pip, it also has some custom dependencies which can not be installed ...
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Python Packaging: Data files are put properly in tar.gz file but are not installed to virtual environment
I can't properly install the project package_fiddler to my virtual environment.
I have figured out that MANIFEST.in is responsible for putting the non-.py files in Package_fiddler-0.0.0.tar.gz ...
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Install python packages to correct anaconda environment
I've setup anaconda and created a python 3.3 environment. Now I wanted to install some package (dataset). The install instructions ask to clone the git repo and run
python setup.py install
but now ...
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make distutils in Python automatically find packages
When describing a python package in setup.py in distutils in Python, is there a way to make it so automatically get every directory that has a __init__.py in it and include that as a subpackage?
ie ...
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How can you bundle all your python code into a single zip file?
It would be convenient when distributing applications to combine all of the eggs into a single zip file so that all you need to distribute is a single zip file and an executable (some custom binary ...
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Specifying optional dependencies in pypi python setup.py
How do I specify optional dependencies in python's setup.py ?
Here's my stab at specifying an optional dependency for an open source library of mine but it doesn't seem to do much.
https://github....
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How can I include package_data without a MANIFEST.in file?
How can I include package_data for sdist without a MANIFEST.in file?
My setup.py looks like this:
import setuptools
setuptools.setup(
name='foo',
version='2015.3',
license='commercial',
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Setting up setup.py for packaging of a single .py file and a single data file without needing to create any folders
Project tree:
$.
├── happy_birthday-art.txt
├── happy_birthday.py
├── MANIFEST.in
├── README.rst
└── setup.py
setup.py
from setuptools import setup
setup(
name='Happy_birthday',
py_modules=...
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Python setup.py: How to get find_packages() to identify packages in subdirectories
I'm trying to create a setup.py file where find_packages() recursively finds packages. In this example, foo, bar, and baz are all modules that I want to be installed and available on the python path. ...
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What is the graft command in Python's MANIFEST.in file?
I found a Python project with a MANIFEST.in file. I can guess at the meaning of much of it, but I am unclear on the meaning of the line:
graft tools
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setup.py: restrict the allowable version of the python interpreter
I have a Python library. Unfortunately I have not updated it to work with Python 3 yet.
In its setup.py, I added
install_requires=['python<3'],
My intent was to not allow this package to be ...
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Using setup.py to install python project as a systemd service
I have a python project and I want to be able to install it using something like python setup.py install so that the installation automatically creates a systemd service.
I'm having some trouble, ...
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Why can't I find ansible when I install it using setup.py?
Because I had some trouble with Ansible (I'm on mac) which seemed to be fixed in the latest dev version today I uninstalled ansible through pip (sudo pip uninstall ansible) and reinstalled the latest ...
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How to include docs directory in python distribution
I have a python project with the following structure:
Clustering (project name)
clustering (package)
clustering.py and other modules
tests (sub-package)
test_clustering.py and ...
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What does the `platforms` argument to `setup()` in `setup.py` do?
Looking through several projects recently, I noticed some of them use platforms argument to setup() in setup.py, though with only one value of any, i.e.
#setup.py file in project's package folder
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Is there complete documentation for `setup.cfg`?
The Python Packaging Tutorial recommends that "Static metadata (setup.cfg) should be preferred. Dynamic metadata (setup.py) should be used only as an escape hatch when absolutely necessary. setup....
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Using python_requires to require Python 2.7 or 3.2+
How do I use python_requires classifier in setup.py to require Python 2.7.* or 3.2+?
I have tried many configurations, including this one: ~=2.7,==3,!=3.0,!=3.1,<4 but none have worked
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pip install PyQt IOError
I'm trying to install PyQt package with pip, but I get this error:
~$ pip install PyQt
Downloading/unpacking PyQt
Downloading PyQt-x11-gpl-4.8.3.tar.gz
(9.8Mb): 9.8Mb downloaded Running
setup.py ...
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Any python function to get "data_files" root directory?
This should be a very common question for developers who used "setup.py" to build installation packages and it should be asked before but I couldn't find the proper answer anywhere.
In setup.py
from ...
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python setup.py sdist only including .py source from top level module
I have a setup.py:
from setuptools import setup
setup(
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packages=['mypackage'],
test_suite='mypackage.tests',
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)
python setup.py sdist creates a file that includes ...
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Is there a simple way to convert setup.py to pyproject.toml
We have multiple python projects, and are considering converting them to use pyproject.toml instead of setup.py.
Is there a simple way to automate this?
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Force compiler when running python setup.py install
Is there a way to explicitly force the compiler for building Cython extensions when running python setup.py install? Where setup.py is of the form:
import os.path
import numpy as np
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should pytest et al. go in tests_require[] or extras_require{testing[]}?
I am writing a python program which uses py.test for testing and now one test also depends on numpy. Where in my setup.py should I add those dependencies?
Currently the relevant part of my setup.py ...
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How to force a python wheel to be platform specific when building it?
I am working on a python2 package in which the setup.py contains some custom install commands. These commands actually build some Rust code and output some .dylib files that are moved into the python ...
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Cython setup.py for several .pyx
I would like to cythonize faster. Code for one .pyx is
from distutils.core import setup
from Cython.Build import cythonize
setup(
ext_modules = cythonize("MyFile.pyx")
)
What if i want to ...
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how to set bug tracker url in setup.py script
I have just discovered the pypi web UI have a field 'Bug tracker URL' in edit of egg metadata.
This field exists so I guess it is supported in setup.py but I can't find anything about this using ...
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How to use setup.py to install dependencies only?
I am not interested in installing my package itself but I am interested installing all the dependencies used by my package. Is there a way to do this using setup.py? It seems setup.py installs my ...
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How to build a C extension in keeping with PEP 517, i.e. with pyproject.toml instead of setup.py?
I want to build a C extension for CPython. I could do it traditionally with a setup.py file. However, for the reasons mentioned in PEP 517, I would prefer a declarative approach using a pyproject.toml....
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