setuptools copies package data much more nicely; I think with 0.6a9 it should copy the package data automatically (though I haven't tried this particular feature, so I'm a little fuzzy on it). Or you can use something like finddata.py to include the package_data (either using 2.4's distutils, or setuptools which backports the package_data feature): http://svn.pythonpaste.org/Paste...til/ finddata.py

Hacks pre-package_data were really horrible, but using setuptools/package_data/finddata it all works well for me.
Ian Bicking | Homepage | 01.06.06 - 5:58 pm | #

Is setuptools any easier to setup? easy_install is a very nice and easy (for the wax-user) means of distribution/installation. If not, just be sure to explain the lack of conventional setup mechanism and including instructions in at least one easy-to-find place.
Daniel | Homepage | 01.08.06 - 4:18 pm | #

I think grabbing the folder and putting it somewhere is as conventional as it gets... I've been doing that for 15 years now (not just with Python of course). But, yeah, there will be some places where I explain this decision.
Hans Nowak | Homepage | 01.08.06 - 10:12 pm | #