How do I migrate from distutils to setuptools?

How do I migrate from distutils to setuptools?

Migrating from distutils to setuptools involves a few key steps. First, you'll need to install setuptools if you haven't already. Then, update your setup.py file to use setuptools instead of distutils. Would you like a detailed guide on this?

Yes, please provide a detailed guide.

Sure! Here’s a step-by-step guide:

1. Install setuptools: pip install setuptools
2. Change your setup.py imports from from distutils.core import setup to from setuptools import setup.
3. Update any distutils-specific options to their setuptools equivalents.
4. Test your package to ensure everything works as expected. Do you need help with any specific part?

What specific options should I update in my setup.py?

You may need to update options like packages, install_requires, and entry_points. Setuptools has more features, so you can also consider adding classifiers and metadata. Would you like examples of these?

Yes, examples would be great!

Here’s an example:

from setuptools import setup, find_packages

setup(
    name='your_package',
    version='0.1',
    packages=find_packages(),
    install_requires=['some_dependency'],
    entry_points={
        'console_scripts': ['your_command=your_module:main'],
    },
)