How to include license file in setup.py script?

Question

I have written a Python extension module in C++. I plan to distribute the module with setuptools. There will be binary distributions for 32- and 64-bit Windows (built with

Answer 1

Using a METADATA.in file, the license can be included both the source package and wheels automatically:

METADATA.in include README.md include COPYING

Check out an example here: https://github.com/node40/smsh