how to Install a python project into multiple directories

Question

Using setuptools I am able to get python to install in the /opt/ directory but I would also like to specify a single file to be installed in the /usr/bin directory.

Example tree:

setup.py
src/
    file1.py
    file2.py
    main.py

Currently I am using the following command

python setup.py install --install-lib=/opt/src

to get the following installed.

opt/src/
    file1.py
    file2.py
    main.py

but I would like it to be installed as below.

/opt/src/
    file1.py
    file2.py

/usr/bin/
    main.py

The setuptools data_files option might help. However, this option is usually frowned upon due to inconsistency across tools and the difficulty of configuring this option. — atwalsh
– atwalsh, Commented Sep 11, 2017 at 15:20
To install into bin you can declare main.py to be an item of scripts. — phd
– phd, Commented Sep 11, 2017 at 19:55

phd · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-13 14:10:19Z

1

To install into bin you can declare main.py to be a script:

setup(
    …
    scripts=["main.py"],
    …
)

answered Sep 13, 2017 at 14:10

phd

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