At 03:03 PM 1/9/2009 -0600, ray terrill wrote:
I'm using python2.4 to try to package and deliver a custom python
script. I'm unable to import the package.
My setup.py looks like the following:
from setuptools import setup, find_packages
setup(
name = "randomscript",
version = "1.0",
packages = find_packages(),
)
I'm building the package using the following:
python setup.py bdist_egg
running bdist_egg
running egg_info
writing randomscript.egg-info/PKG-INFO
writing top-level names to randomscript.egg-info/top_level.txt
writing dependency_links to randomscript.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
reading manifest file 'randomscript.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'
writing manifest file 'randomscript.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'
installing library code to build/bdist.linux-i686/egg
running install_lib
warning: install_lib: 'build/lib' does not exist -- no Python
modules to install
The above is an indication that your source code isn't being
found. My guess is that since you're saying you want to install a
"script" but can't import it, what you actually have is a standalone
*module*, not a script or a package. find_packages() cannot find
such modules, you must list them individually, e.g.:
py_modules = ['randomscript'],
rather than listing them in the 'packages' parameter.
By the way, if you plan to distribute your module via PyPI, it is
recommended that you use 'sdist' to build a source distribution in
addition to (or instead of) an .egg file. .egg files are a very
specialized distribution format intended for things like application
plugins and site-local distribution (e.g., administrators making
binary packages available across a campus or company network,
etc.) That is, they're more aimed at end-user distribution use
cases, than at programmer or "open source" distribution use
cases. Or as I sometimes say, they're more of a "deployment" format
than a "distribution" format.
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