setup.py

from setuptools import setup

import os
import sys
from shutil import copy, rmtree
import nimporter # needs to be installed first, when building from source

this_directory = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
with open(os.path.join(this_directory, "README.md"), encoding="utf-8") as f:
    long_description = f.read()

targetDir = "batchsend"
rmtree(targetDir, ignore_errors=True)
os.makedirs(targetDir, exist_ok=True)

srcFiles = ["batchsend.nim", "nim.cfg", "test.py"]
for index, fileName in enumerate(srcFiles):
    fullFileName = os.path.join(this_directory + "/src/", fileName)
    if os.path.isfile(fullFileName):
        copy(fullFileName, targetDir + "/" + fileName)

with open(targetDir + "/__init__.py", "w") as text_file:
    text_file.write("from batchsend.batchsend import *")

setup(
    name="batchsend",
    version="0.3.5",
    author="Marco Mengelkoch",
    author_email="MMengelkoch@gmx.de",
    scripts=["batchsend/__init__.py"],
    description="Nim / Python library to feed HTTP server quickly with custom messages",
    long_description=long_description,
    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
    keywords="nim, tcp, http-client",
    url="https://github.com/marcomq/batchsend",
    license="MIT",
    classifiers=[
        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
        "Environment :: Console",
        "Programming Language :: Python",
        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
    ],
    ext_modules=nimporter.build_nim_extensions(danger=True, exclude_dirs=["test", "src"]),
    package_data={"": ["*.nim*"]},  # Distribute *.nim & *.nim.cfg source files
    # include_package_data=True,    # <- This line cannot work with package_data
    setup_requires=["choosenim_install"],  # auto-installs Nim compiler
    install_requires=["nimporter"],  # required, but doesn't work as it is already imported here - you need to install it manually first
    packages=["batchsend"],
)