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  Re: easy_install doesn't install non-package *.py file Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-11-08 14:09 -0500

#15475 — Re: easy_install doesn't install non-package *.py file

On 11/7/2011 11:32 PM, Makoto Kuwata wrote:
> I got trouble about easy_install command.
>
> My package:
>
>    README.rst
>    setup.py
>    foobar/
>    foobar/__init__.py
>    foobar/data/
>    foobar/data/template.py
>
> In the above example, 'foobar/data/template.py' is just a
> template data file (= not a python module file).

Then why is it .py? If it is just data, use .txt. If .py, it should be 
python code run either directly or imported, though I suppose you could 
exec it. (I have no idea how renaming would affect your problem.)

> (notice that 'foobar/data/__init__.py' doesn't exist.)

I did, and no, I do not know the answer to your question.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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