[Distutils] setup('postinstall'='my.py')

[Robert T. McGibbon]

One very simple technique used by some projects like numpy is just to have
``setup.py`` write a file into the source tree before calling setup().

example: https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/master/setup.py#L338-L339

-Robert

On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 1:48 PM, AltSheets Dev <
altsheets+mailinglists at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone on distutils-sig@,
> this is a first timer, please be gentle to me *g*
>
> I am just starting with setuptools,
> and I just cannot get my idea working:
>
> At install time,
> I'd like to generate a file with a random UID,
> which will later always be the same.
>
> I had hoped for a setup('postinstall'='my.py') or setup('preinstall'= ...)
> but there isn't one.
>
> Then I have been trying with a customized
> distutils.command.install.install
> class - but so far with no success.
>
> Here is a detailed explanation of my futile attempts:
> https://github.com/altsheets/coinquery/blob/master/README-setupCustom.md
>
> I guess this is be a pretty frequent question?
>
> Happy about any hints.
>
> Thanks.
> :-)
>
>
>
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-Robert
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