Creating makefiles in python

Question

I have two python programs. say a.py and b.py. I build an index in a.py and then run b.py which import a.py.

I want to make a python makefile to install the two porgrams such as I go to my makefile and run :

./install - it installs the project in current directory ./a.py - interprets a.py ./b.py - interprets b.py

Any idea how to make this or pointers where I could find resource for this ?

Have you considered distutils? It's a commonly used package that does what it sounds like you want to do. — Emmett Butler
– Emmett Butler, Commented Oct 12, 2013 at 1:52
have but found it a little confusing. Could provide with some detail to help get me started ? — Scooby
– Scooby, Commented Oct 12, 2013 at 1:59
Just make a.py build the index if it doesn't already exist. That way the first time it's imported it will take care of things. — martineau
– martineau, Commented Oct 12, 2013 at 2:26

Emmett Butler · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-13 13:08:18Z

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To get started with python distutils, you just need to create a setup.py file. See the python reference for the documentation of setup.py, and see a real example here.

Once you've made a setup.py file that is appropriate to your project structure, you can install the project by running python setup.py install. See this for additional commands.

edited Oct 13, 2013 at 13:08

answered Oct 12, 2013 at 2:03

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number5 Over a year ago

In addition to @Emmett's answer, you might want to check out The Hitchhiker's Guide to Packaging 1.0 documentation, especially the Quick start tutorial

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