This question assumes that the python package I want to install is a django application that includes templates and media files. But the question is valid for any python package that contains not only .py files.
I use buildout to create a tunable environment in which I am developing a django project. My buildout.cfg looks like this:
[buildout] parts = python eggs = normal-python-package python-package-with-data-files find-files = http://domain-to-python-package-with-data-files [python] recipe = zc.recipe.egg interpreter = python eggs = ${buildout:eggs}
(and some things related to django). python-package-with-data-files is available at the link at http://domain-to-python-package-with-data-files .
The eggs normal-python-package and python-package-with-data-files successfully installed in the eggs/ directory. Since python-package-with-data-files set zip_safe to False in its setup.py , it can be unzipped in eggs/ .
In the unpacked egg in eggs/ only python-package-with-data-files .py python-package-with-data-files not available (they are included in the .tar.gz package, available at http://domain-to-python-package-with-data-files )
How to make these data files be included in the egg? Do I need to modify the setup.py package setup.py ? Or is it related to construction?
What I found out is the following:
If I create the python setup.py sdist root directory python setup.py sdist in python-package-with-data-files , all data files are included in the created .tar.gz file. But if I create python setup.py bdist , this will lead to creation without using data files.
This makes me think that the problem is not related to a specific construction. But perhaps there is a way to tell buildout not to create a bdist , but sdist to create an egg and install the package in the project.
What should I do? I support python-package-with-data-files , so you can change setup.py if necessary.
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