error: Multiple top-level packages discovered in a flat-layout: ['cleese', 'tutorial']

[seunggookim]

• Problem: setup.py not working properly
• Error message:

  
  $ python3 setup.py install
  error: Multiple top-level packages discovered in a flat-layout: ['cleese', 'tutorial'].

To avoid accidental inclusion of unwanted files or directories, setuptools will not proceed with this build.

If you are trying to create a single distribution with multiple packages on purpose, you should not rely on automatic discovery. Instead, consider the following options:

1. set up custom discovery (find directive with include or exclude)
2. use a src-layout
3. explicitly set py_modules or packages with a list of names

To find more information, look for "package discovery" on setuptools docs.

- Cause?: `setup` detected `*.py` files in the `tutorial/configs` directory and thought this is another python package.
- Solution: move the `tutorial` directory and the `*.ipynb` file to the `doc` directory.

$ python3 setup.py install running install (...) Finished processing dependencies for cleese==0.1.0

[jjau]

Another possibility would be to use the packages option in setup to ignore the /doc directory ?

[seunggookim]

Yes, setup.py can have packages=['cleese']. I've updated my branch accordingly and it's ready to be merged.

[jjau]

Perfect thanks