[Distutils] Where should I put tests when packaging python modules?

[Barry Warsaw]

On Oct 06, 2015, at 08:18 PM, Ben Finney wrote:

>Yes, this is a sensible approach:
>
>* The source package contains all the source files a developer would use
>  to make further changes and test them.
>
>* The package for installation contains only those files useful run-time
>  users, plus metadata (e.g. copyright information).

I generally don't both stripping out in-package tests when building binary
packages for Debian.  First because it's more work for (IMHO) dubious value
and second because I think installed test files are actually useful sometimes.

Cheers,
-Barry
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