include_package_data=True, # add data file from MANIFEST.in #193
to include the data files in the package wheel. But this only works for bdist and sdist. It is necessary to also have a package_data=... option to include it when running setup.py install; see https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/userguide/datafiles.html
setup.py
includes the line:to include the data files in the package wheel. But this only works for
bdist
andsdist
. It is necessary to also have apackage_data=...
option to include it when runningsetup.py install
; see https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/userguide/datafiles.html