python distutils not include the SWIG generated module

Question

I am using distutils to create an rpm from my project. I have this directory tree:

project/
        my_module/
                 data/file.dat
                 my         


        

Answer 1

It looks like you have to add a py_modules option, e.g.:

setup(...,
  ext_modules=[Extension('_foo', ['foo.i'],
                         swig_opts=['-modern', '-I../include'])],
  py_modules=['foo'],
)

Using rpm to Install System Scripts in Linux, you'll have to modify your spec file. The %files section tells rpm where to put the files, which you can move or link to in %post, but such can be defined in setup.py using:

options = {'bdist_rpm':{'post_install':'post_install', 'post_uninstall':'post_uninstall'}},

Running Python scripts in Bash can be done with the usual first line as #!/usr/bin/python and executable bit on the file using chmod +x filename.