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Note any significant distinctions between distutils and setuptools #22
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Aloha,
"you’ll need to supply include_package_data=True to the setup() function."
/usr/local/lib/python3.4/distutils/dist.py:260: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'include_package_data'
warnings.warn(msg)
It seems that (at least with python3) this option is no longer available.
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merwok commentedon Sep 7, 2016
This works if your setup.py uses the setup function from setuptools, not distutils. Are the instructions clear on that point?
kristall commentedon Sep 7, 2016
Ah, thanks for the hint. Imho the instructions are not clear on that point (especially if you just look at adding non-code files page).
storborg commentedon Sep 7, 2016
Thanks for the heads up. I'll clarify this point and investigate the circumstances under which one might end up with
setuptoolsvs ``distutils` on a given platform.kristall commentedon Sep 7, 2016
Thanks for your help and time guys.
[-]Problem with Adding Non-Code Files[/-][+]Note any significant distinctions between distutils and setuptools[/+]storborg commentedon Sep 7, 2016
I'm going to leave this ticket open until I have a chance to update that.
kristall commentedon Sep 7, 2016
That is, of course, your prerogative.
kristall commentedon Sep 7, 2016
So if you want to mention any significant distinction, then let me mention also that: /usr/local/lib/python3.4/distutils/dist.py:260: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'install_requires'
warnings.warn(msg)
storborg commentedon Sep 7, 2016
Good to know, thanks. I'm actually leaning towards advising "don't use distutils at all, here's how to use setuptools..."
kristall commentedon Sep 10, 2016
Well after having that warnings I tend to agree with you. But be sure to mention it on every side, since when you search stuff you don't always start reading at the frontpage.