Python, include non-python files in a pathed directory in setup.py

Asked Aug 27 '13 at 00:19

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My module in python requires 2-3 txt files. Unfortunately setup.py does not seem to be generating non-python files in the egg folder.

I tried this solution found online:

# setup.py

from setuptools import setup

setup(

    ...
    package_data={'': ['folder1/folder2/links.txt']},

}

But it promptly does not work. links.txt is nowhere to be found in the egg folder.

Any clues?

Thank you.

asked Aug 27 '13 at 00:19

Lucas Ou-Yang

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[This](http://pythonhosted.org/setuptools/setuptools.html#including-data-files) may help – asermax Aug 27 '13 at 00:25
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In addition, you need to add them to your `MANIFEST` – SethMMorton Aug 27 '13 at 00:33
aser, it worked. however now my program does not have permissions to access blehh. I guess I need to change r+ to r ... But will there be a difference? – Lucas Ou-Yang Aug 27 '13 at 00:44

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