What difference between "pip install" and "setup.py install" for static files

Question

I have a problem with pip && setuptools. I have a simple project here: https://github.com/rmuslimov/rapidlog

If I make these commands:

mkvirtualenv rtests
pip install git+file:///%path_to_this_project%
rapidagent # This my app in this project

It works properly and creates templates and static files.

If I do:

mkvirtualenv rtests
cd %path_to_this_project%
python setup.py install
rapidagent

It cannot install my templates and static files data. So I can't start my application.

Here is the end of my setup.py file:

entry_points={
    'console_scripts': [
        'rapidagent = rapidlog.web.webagent:main'
        ],
    },
include_package_data=True,
data_files=[('rapidlog/web/templates', ['rapidlog/web/templates/index.html']),
            ('rapidlog/web/static/css', glob('rapidlog/web/static/css/*')),
            ('rapidlog/web/static/images', glob('rapidlog/web/static/images/*')),
            ('rapidlog/web/static/js', glob('rapidlog/web/static/js/*')),
            ],
install_requires=[
    'pika>=0.9.5',
    'tornado>=2.3',
    'wsgiref>=0.1.2',
],
classifiers=[
    'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
    'Programming Language :: Python'
    ]

What special command does pip call ? What is the better way to solve this?

I just did what you say you did and it all works here. Check my output: gist.github.com/3185285 — Hugo Lopes Tavares
– Hugo Lopes Tavares, Commented Jul 26, 2012 at 23:52
Can you check in browser localhost:6673 - after rapidagent started? — Rustem
– Rustem, Commented Jul 27, 2012 at 10:31
Oh, sorry. It says it can't find the templates and etc. I took a look at site-packages and your package was an .egg zip file. I think the first thing to try is to add zip_safe=False to your setup call. The next is creating a MANIFEST.in file instead of using data_files. — Hugo Lopes Tavares
– Hugo Lopes Tavares, Commented Jul 27, 2012 at 13:11

Hugo Lopes Tavares · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-27 13:29:36Z

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I find out that your os.path.join calls are relative to the current directory your python is called. So, the first thing is:

web/webagent.py: Change os.path.join('templates') and os.path.join('static') to be absolute

I just sent your a pull request with this change.

Update me with your next steps.

answered Jul 27, 2012 at 13:29

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